疣 meaning and stroke order
Wart, tumor, papule, goiter
How to write 疣, stroke by stroke
9 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 疣
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- nodule
- wart
How 疣 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Sickness.
疒 gives the meaning and 尤 hints at the sound.
Radical: 疒 (sickness), shared by 127 characters on this site.
How to remember 疣
The sickness radical 疒 covers 尤 (yóu), which gives the sound. Picture a small extra bump under the sickness roof, a skin growth you would rather not have.
疣 (yóu) is mostly used in medical or everyday words for skin growths, usually in compounds like 疣子 (yóuzi, wart) or 寻常疣 (xúnchángyóu, common wart). It also appears in the idiom 赘疣 (zhuìyóu), meaning something useless and superfluous. Example: 他手上长了一个疣子。(Tā shǒu shang zhǎng le yí ge yóuzi.) He has a wart on his hand.
Common mistake: Learners sometimes write 尤 inside 疒 as 龙 or 犬 because the strokes look similar, but 尤 has a hook and a single dot at the upper right. Also keep the second tone yóu, the same as 尤 and 由, not yòu.
Questions about 疣
How many strokes are in 疣?
疣 is written with 9 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 疣 mean?
疣 (yóu) means wart, tumor, papule, goiter.
How do you pronounce 疣?
疣 is pronounced yóu, in the second tone (rising).
What is the radical of 疣?
The radical of 疣 is 疒, which carries the idea of "sickness". Dictionaries list 疣 under this radical.
What verb do you use with 疣 to say someone has a wart?
Use 长 (zhǎng), meaning to grow. For example, 脚上长疣 (jiǎo shang zhǎng yóu) means to have a wart on the foot.
Does 疣 have any figurative meaning?
Yes. In the word 赘疣 (zhuìyóu), it describes something redundant or useless, like an unnecessary part of an essay. This use is literary.