疮 (chuāng): sore, skin ulcer
疮 (chuāng) is a Chinese character meaning “sore.” Outside the HSK 3.0 syllabus (CLEC 2022), it is composed of 疒 (semantic) and 仓 (phonetic). It ranks #2852 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 疮 sickness. Its radical form 疒 (illness) appears in many related characters such as 病 (bìng, illness), 痛 (tòng, pain), 医 (yī, medicine).
Definitions
- sore
- skin ulcer
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 痔疮 | zhì chuāng | hemorrhoid |
| 千疮百孔phrase | qiān chuāng bǎi kǒng | see 百孔千瘡|百孔千疮 |
| 红斑狼疮noun | hóng bān láng chuāng | (medicine) lupus erythematosus |
| 疮疤noun | chuāng bā | scar |
| 痤疮 | cuó chuāng | acne |
| 狼疮noun | láng chuāng | lupus (skin disease) |
| 褥疮 | rù chuāng | bedsore |
| 疥疮 | jiè chuāng | scabies |
| 满目疮痍 | mǎn mù chuāng yí | a scene of devastation meets the eye everywhere one looks (idiom) |
| 冻疮noun | dòng chuāng | frostbite |
| 口疮noun | kǒu chuāng | mouth ulcer |
| 好了疮疤忘了痛 | hǎo le chuāng bā wàng le tòng | see 好了傷疤忘了疼|好了伤疤忘了疼 |
| 大疮 | dà chuāng | syphilis |
| 全身性红斑狼疮 | quán shēn xìng hóng bān láng chuāng | systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) |
| 疮口noun | chuāng kǒu | wound |
疮 appears in 29 compound words: 24 as the first character, 66 as the last, and 10 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 疮 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (5)
riddled with gaping wounds; afflicted with many ills; in very bad condition
riddled with gaping wounds; afflicted with many ills; in very bad condition
to cut one's flesh to cover a sore (idiom); faced with a current crisis, to make it worse by a temporary expedient
riddled with gaping wounds; afflicted with many ills; in very bad condition
riddled with gaping wounds; afflicted with many ills; in very bad condition
to cut one's flesh to cover a sore (idiom); faced with a current crisis, to make it worse by a temporary expedient
Example Sentences
口舌生疮、上火、过敏性皮肤病、哮喘、疮疡肿毒人群尽量不吃。
kǒu shé shēng chuāng , shàng huǒ , guò mǐn xìng pí fū bìng , xiào chuǎn , chuāng 疡 zhǒng dú rén qún jǐn liàng bù chī .
People with mouth sores, “heat” in the body, allergic skin conditions, asthma, or abscesses and swellings should avoid eating this as much as possible.
你的脸红是什么红:了解玫瑰痤疮
nǐ de liǎn hóng shì shén me hóng : le jiě méi guī 痤 chuāng
What Causes Your Face to Flush? Understanding Rosacea
外用方面,古籍记载可用于 蚊虫叮咬、疔疮肿毒 。
wài yòng fāng miàn , gǔ jí jì zài kě yòng yú wén chóng dīng yǎo , 疔 chuāng zhǒng dú .
For external use, ancient texts record that it can be used to treat mosquito bites, boils, and swollen, infected sores.
二是数量限量:桃子偏温,吃多了容易助生内热,可能引发口舌生疮、口腔溃疡。
èr shì shǔ liàng xiàn liàng : táo zǐ piān wēn , chī duō le róng yì zhù shēng nèi rè , kě néng yǐn fā kǒu shé shēng chuāng , kǒu qiāng kuì 疡 .
Second, eat them in moderation: Peaches have a warming nature, so eating too many can easily lead to internal heat, which may cause mouth sores or canker sores.
周主任提醒,痤疮治疗是一个循序渐进的过程,切勿轻信偏方或自行用药。
zhōu zhǔ rèn tí xǐng , 痤 chuāng zhì liáo shì yī gè xún xù jiàn jìn de guò chéng , qiē wù qīng xìn piān fāng huò zì xíng yòng yào .
Director Zhou reminds patients that acne treatment is a gradual process, and they should not blindly trust folk remedies or self-medicate.
Character Family
Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 疒 (sickness) component
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