疣

yóu

尤 + 疒

Definitions

yóu nodule; wart

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 疒 represents the meaning and 尤 represents the sound.

Semantic: 疒 Phonetic: 尤

About

疣 is a phono-semantic compound meaning "wart" (a small, hard, benign skin growth). The outer component, the sickness radical 疒, pictures a person leaning on a bed and conveys the semantic category of illness and medical conditions, while the inner character 尤 (yóu) indicates the pronunciation. This structure has consistently marked the character as the technical term for this skin blemish throughout its documented history.

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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

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我的手上长了一个疣。

Wǒ de shǒu shàng zhǎng le yī gè yóu.

A wart has grown on my hand.

这个疣看起来很小。

Zhè gè yóu kàn qǐlái hěn xiǎo.

This wart looks very small.

医生建议去除这个疣。

Yīshēng jiànyì qùchú zhè gè yóu.

The doctor suggested removing this wart.

她脸上有扁平疣。

Tā liǎn shàng yǒu biǎnpíng yóu.

She has flat warts on her face.

疣是由病毒引起的。

Yóu shì yóu bìngdú yǐnqǐ de.

Warts are caused by a virus.

你不要随便抓那个疣。

Nǐ bù yào suíbiàn zhuā nà gè yóu.

You shouldn't scratch that wart randomly.

经过治疗，他手上的疣消失了。

Jīngguò zhìliáo, tā shǒu shàng de yóu xiāoshī le.

After treatment, the wart on his hand disappeared.

预防疣的最佳方法是保持皮肤清洁。

Yùfáng yóu de zuì jiā fāngfǎ shì bǎochí pífū qīngjié.

The best way to prevent warts is to keep the skin clean.

Related Characters

Component: 尤

Component: 疒

疣