(yǎng) — itchy

Definition

Examples

  • Wǒ bèi shàng hěn yǎng, bāng wǒ náo yǎng xià.
    My back is very itchy, help me scratch it.
  • Zhè zhǒng yào gāo tú shàng yǐ hòu jiù bù yǎng le.
    After applying this ointment, it's not itchy anymore.
  • Tā guò mǐn le, quán shēn dōu yǎng dé bù xíng.
    He had an allergic reaction, his whole body is unbearably itchy.

Origin

Sound + meaning
六书liùshū
形声xíngshēng

Most 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
illness
Sound part声符shēngfú
yángyǎng
Same sound today

痒 is built from 疒, showing illness, and 羊, which gives its sound.

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