Definitions

hén (noun) scar; trace; mark

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

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About

The character 痕 is structured with the 疒 radical, which associates it with illness or injury, combined with the phonetic component 艮. Its original meaning centered on the physical scar or mark left by a wound or disease, directly derived from the semantic implication of the 疒 element. Over centuries, the semantic scope of 痕 expanded beyond medical contexts to denote any kind of trace, imprint, or residual mark, such as stains, impressions, or signs left by various actions or phenomena.

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玻璃上有迹。

Bōli shàng yǒu hénjì.

There are marks on the glass.

她脸上有泪

Tā liǎn shàng yǒu lèihén.

There are tear stains on her face.

他的手上有个疤

Tā de shǒu shàng yǒu gè bāhén.

There is a scar on his hand.

这个迹很难清除。

Zhège hénjì hěn nán qīngchú.

This mark is hard to remove.

岁月留下了深深的迹。

Suìyuè liú xiàle shēnshēn de hénjì.

Time has left deep traces.

那道伤永远留在他的心里。

Nà dào shānghén yǒngyuǎn liú zài tā de xīnlǐ.

That scar remains in his heart forever.

考古学家发现了古代文明的迹。

Kǎogǔ xuéjiā fāxiànle gǔdài wénmíng de hénjì.

Archaeologists discovered traces of ancient civilization.

这些细微的迹揭示了事件的真相。

Zhèxiē xìwēi de hénjì jiēshìle shìjiàn de zhēnxiàng.

These subtle traces reveal the truth of the incident.