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痧
shā
cholera; colic
🔤 Pictophonetic:
疒 (sickness) provides meaning, 沙 provides pronunciation
Words Using 痧 (5)
Character
Pinyin
Definition
HSK
刮痧
guāshā
gua sha (technique in TCM)
刮痧
guāshā
gua sha (technique in TCM)
喉痧
hóushā
scarlet fever
喉痧
hóushā
scarlet fever
痧
shā
cholera
痧
shā
cholera
瘪螺痧
biěluóshā
cholera (with dehydration)
瘪螺痧
biěluóshā
cholera (with dehydration)
揪痧
jiūshā
folk remedy involving repeatedly pinching the neck, throat, back etc to increase blood flow to the area and relieve inflammation
揪痧
jiūshā
folk remedy involving repeatedly pinching the neck, throat, back etc to increase blood flow to the area and relieve inflammation
Component Breakdown
Each color represents a different component
⿸疒沙
i
Component Tree i
shā
沙
sand, gravel, pebbles; granulated
🔤 Pictophonetic:
氵 (water) provides meaning, 少 provides pronunciation
7 strokes
HSK 4
unknown
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Unknown component - strokes not mapped to a known radical
3 strokes
unknown
?
Unknown component - strokes not mapped to a known radical
shǎo
少
few, little; less; inadequate
📷 Pictographic:
Grains of sand; 小 provides the pronunciation and meaning
4 strokes
HSK 1