疣 (yóu) — wart
Definition
noun
wart
Measure word · 颗
Examples
- 疣。Tā shǒu shàng cháng le yí gè yóu.He grew a wart on his hand.
- 疣。Yī shēng yòng jī guāng bāng wǒ bǎ yóu qù diào le.The doctor removed my wart with a laser.
- 疣，。yóu Suī rán bú tòng, dàn kàn qǐ lái hěn nán kàn.Although warts don't hurt, they look very unsightly.
Origin
Sound + meaning六书liùshū
形声xíngshēngMost characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.
Meaning part形符xíngfú
疒疒nèdisease
疣 pairs 疒, a disease part, with 尤, which gives the yóu sound.
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