褥疮 (rù chuāng) — bedsore

Definition

A medical term for a 'bedsore' — a skin wound caused by prolonged pressure from lying in bed, common in long-term immobilized patients.

noun
bedsore
Measure word · 块

Examples

  • 褥疮。
    Cháng qī wò chuáng de bìng rén róng yì dé rù chuāng.
    Patients who stay in bed for a long time are prone to bedsores.
  • ，褥疮。
    Hù shi měi tiān dōu yào jiǎn chá bìng rén de pí fū, fáng zhǐ chū xiàn rù chuāng.
    The nurse checks the patient's skin every day to prevent bedsores.
  • 褥疮，。
    rù chuāng Rú guǒ bù jí shí chǔ lǐ, kě néng huì yǐn qǐ gǎn rǎn.
    If bedsores are not treated in time, they may cause infection.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

褥rùbedding
疮chuāngsore

褥 means bedding, 疮 means sore; together they name a bedsore.

Characters in this word

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
衣衣yī
Sound part声符shēngfú
辱
辱rǔ褥rù
Same sound today

褥 is built from 衣 and 辱: 衣 is the meaning part, and 辱 is the sound part.

Open 褥 →

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

Open 疮 →

Browse more HSK 7-9 words or search the full 43,000-word dictionary.