痘
pimple; pustule
12 strokes
Dict coverage rank #3,006 U+75D8
How 痘 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
疒 (semantic, “sickness”) + 豆 (phonetic, dòu)
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 豆
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 豆 (dòu) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 豆 sound component | dòu | beans, peas; bean-shaped |
| 短 | duǎn | brief, short; deficient, lacking |
| 登 | dēng | to rise, to mount, to board, to climb |
| 逗 | dòu | to entice, to tempt; to arouse, to stir |
| 厨 | chú | kitchen; closet, cupboard |
Words containing 痘
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 牛痘病 | niú dòu bìng | cow pox |
| 青春痘 | qīng chūn dòu | acne |
| 水痘 | shuǐ dòu | chickenpox; Varicella zoster (med.) |
| 牛痘 | niú dòu | cowpox |
| 爆痘 | bào dòu | to break out with acne |
| 痘苗 | dòu miáo | vaccine |
| 猴痘 | hóu dòu | monkeypox; mpox |
| 痘痕 | dòu hén | pockmark |
| 痘痘 | dòu dòu | pimple; zit; (by extension) acne |
| 痘疱 | dòu pào | pimple; acne |
| 痘痂 | dòu jiā | pockmark; smallpox scab |
| 痘瘢 | dòu bān | pock mark |