疡 meaning and stroke order
Sore, ulcer; infection
How to write 疡, stroke by stroke
8 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 疡
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- ulcers
- sores
How 疡 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Sickness.
疒 gives the meaning and 昜 hints at the sound.
Radical: 疒 (sickness), shared by 127 characters on this site.
How to remember 疡
The sickness radical 疒 wraps around 昜 (yáng), which gives the sound. Picture a sickbed frame over a sore spot, and the 昜 part tells you to say yáng.
疡 (yáng) almost never appears alone in modern Chinese. You will mostly see it in medical words, especially 溃疡 (kuìyáng), meaning ulcer. Example: 他得了胃溃疡。(Tā dé le wèi kuìyáng.) He has a stomach ulcer.
Common mistake: Learners often mix up 疡 (yáng) with 杨 (yáng, poplar) or 扬 (yáng, to raise), because the right side looks the same in simplified form. Remember that only 疡 sits inside the sickness radical 疒, so it is the one about sores.
Common words with 疡
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 溃疡 | kuìyáng | ulcer; to ulcerate |
Questions about 疡
How many strokes are in 疡?
疡 is written with 8 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 疡 mean?
疡 (yáng) means sore, ulcer; infection. A common word with it is 溃疡 (kuìyáng), meaning "ulcer; to ulcerate".
How do you pronounce 疡?
疡 is pronounced yáng, in the second tone (rising).
What is the radical of 疡?
The radical of 疡 is 疒, which carries the idea of "sickness". Dictionaries list 疡 under this radical.
What is the traditional form of 疡?
The traditional form of 疡 is 瘍. Traditional characters are used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau; 疡 is the simplified form used in mainland China and Singapore.
How do you say stomach ulcer or mouth ulcer in Chinese?
A stomach ulcer is 胃溃疡 (wèi kuìyáng). For a mouth ulcer, people usually say 口腔溃疡 (kǒuqiāng kuìyáng) in formal or medical speech.
Is 溃疡 a noun or a verb?
It works as both. It usually means an ulcer as a noun, but it can also mean to ulcerate, as in 伤口溃疡了 (shāngkǒu kuìyáng le), the wound has ulcerated.