脓

膿

nóng

农 + 月

Definitions

nóng pus

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. ⺼ represents the meaning and 农 represents the sound. Simplified form of 膿.

Semantic: ⺼ Phonetic: 农

About

The character 脓 (traditional form 膿) is a phono-semantic compound. Its left-side semantic radical 月 (ròu), meaning flesh, places it within the domain of the body or anatomy. The right-side component, 农 (simplified) or 農 (traditional), provides the pronunciation. The character’s sole meaning is pus, the thick fluid produced during infection. It is a medical term describing the exudate found in abscesses or infected wounds.

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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

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Example Sentences Hide

伤口化脓了。

shāng kǒu huà nóng le。

The wound has festered and produced pus.

这个疮在流脓。

zhè gè chuāng zài liú nóng。

This sore is oozing pus.

医生清理了伤口里的脓液。

yī shēng qīng lǐ le shāng kǒu lǐ de nóng yè。

The doctor cleaned the pus from the wound.

他的腿上长了一个脓肿。

tā de tuǐ shàng zhǎng le yī gè nóng zhǒng。

He has developed an abscess on his leg.

皮肤上的脓包需要小心处理。

pí fū shàng de nóng bāo xū yào xiǎo xīn chǔ lǐ。

The pustule on the skin needs careful handling.

感染导致伤口严重化脓。

gǎn rǎn dǎo zhì shāng kǒu yán zhòng huà nóng。

The infection caused the wound to fester severely.

术后排脓是恢复的重要步骤。

shù hòu pái nóng shì huī fù de zhòng yào bù zhòu。

Draining pus after surgery is an important step in recovery。

这种细菌感染可能引发脓胸。

zhè zhǒng xì jūn gǎn rǎn kě néng yǐn fā nóng xiōng。

This bacterial infection may lead to empyema.

Related Characters

Component: 农

Component: 月

脓