瘩 (da): used in 疙瘩 (lump, pimple, knot), sore

瘩 (da) is a Chinese character meaning “used in 疙瘩 (lump.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 疒 (semantic) and 荅 (phonetic). It ranks #3086 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Etymologically derived, 瘩 sickness. Its radical form 疒 (illness) appears in many related characters such as 病 (bìng, illness), 痛 (tòng, pain), 医 (yī, medicine).

Spoken pronunciation

Definitions

  1. used in 疙瘩 (lump
  2. pimple
  3. knot)
  4. sore

Etymology & Origin

瘩

pictophoneticsickness

Decomposition: ⿸疒荅 (layout: surround-from-upper-left)

Stroke Order

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
鸡皮疙瘩nounjī pí gē dagoose pimples
疙瘩noungē daswelling or lump on skin
宝贝疙瘩nounbǎo bèi gē da(of a child) apple of one's eye
这疙瘩zhèi gā davariant of 這嘎達|这嘎达
面疙瘩nounmiàn gē dadough dumpling
榆木疙瘩yú mù gē da(lit.) knot on an elm tree (idiom)
疙瘩汤noungē da tāngdough-drop soup (made by dropping small, irregular lumps of dough into the simmering broth)
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Total compounds
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As first character
86
As last character
14
As middle character

瘩 appears in 7 compound words: 0 as the first character, 86 as the last, and 14 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 瘩 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.

疙gē
0.946974 co-occurrences
皮pí
0.483277 co-occurrences
鸡jī
0.45140 co-occurrences
痕hén
0.42730 co-occurrences
瘟wēn
0.42612 co-occurrences
汤tāng
0.37416 co-occurrences
砖zhuān
0.35810 co-occurrences
奶nǎi
0.31910 co-occurrences
楼lóu
0.31824 co-occurrences
里lǐ
0.20419 co-occurrences

Idioms & Chengyu (1)

鸡皮疙瘩jīpí gēdaHSK 7+

goosebumps

noun

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

我在字典里查到了瘩字的详细解释。

wǒ zài zì diǎn lǐ chá dào le dá zì de xiáng xì jiě shì .

I looked up the detailed definition of the character "瘩" in the dictionary.

中国新闻网·生活Sep 2026

葡萄皮上冒出“小疙瘩”,还能放心吃吗?

pú táo pí shàng mào chū xiǎo gē dá , hái néng fàng xīn chī ma ?

There are “little bumps” on the grape skins—is it still safe to eat them?

中国新闻网·文化Jul 2026

光是预告片里那场洛阳城头的烽火,就已经让人起鸡皮疙瘩了。

guāng shì yù gào piàn lǐ nà chǎng Luò yáng chéng tóu de 烽 huǒ , jiù yǐ jīng ràng rén qǐ jī pí gē dá le .

Just the scene of the beacon fires on the walls of Luoyang in the trailer alone is enough to give you goosebumps.

爱范儿May 2026

《铁甲钢拳》《机动战士高达》里的铁疙瘩,终于从二次元杀进现实了。

tiě jiǎ gāng quán jī dòng zhàn shì gāo dá lǐ de tiě gē dá , zhōng yú cóng èr cì yuán shā jìn xiàn shí le .

The metal monsters from *Real Steel* and *Mobile Suit Gundam* have finally burst out of the 2D world and into reality.

光明网_新闻视野、文化视角、思想深度、理论高度Apr 2026

撂荒地长出“金疙瘩”

撂 huāng dì cháng chū jīn gē dá

"Gold Nuggets" Sprout on Abandoned Land

Character Family

Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 疒 (sickness) component

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 瘩 (da) mean in Chinese?
瘩 (da) primarily means "used in 疙瘩 (lump." It is classified as HSK Level 7-9, making it an expert-level character. It ranks #3086 in character frequency.
What's the difference between 瘩 and 塔?
瘩 (da) and 塔 (tǎ) are often confused. confusable. The key distinguishing feature: 疒 vs 土 (same 荅 component).
How many strokes does 瘩 have?
瘩 is written with 14 strokes. The correct stroke order matters for recognition and handwriting speed — practice with the animated guide above to build proper technique.
What is the radical of 瘩?
The radical associated with 瘩 is 疒 (illness). This radical appears in many characters related to illness.
What are the components of 瘩?
瘩 is composed of: 疒 (semantic), 荅 (phonetic). Its IDS decomposition is ⿸疒荅 with a surround-from-upper-left layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 瘩?
Common words with 瘩 include: 鸡皮疙瘩 (jī pí gē da, "goose pimples"); 疙瘩 (gē da, "swelling or lump on skin"); 宝贝疙瘩 (bǎo bèi gē da, "(of a child) apple of one's eye"); 这疙瘩 (zhèi gā da, "variant of 這嘎達|这嘎达"); 面疙瘩 (miàn gē da, "dough dumpling"). There are over 7 compound words containing this character.
Is 瘩 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 瘩 is written the same way in both simplified and traditional Chinese.

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Character data sourced from Unihan (Unicode Consortium), SUBTLEX-CH frequency corpus (Cai & Brysbaert, 2010), and Make Me a Hanzi (stroke data). Collocation strength measured via NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information). Verified by the HanziFeed linguistics team.

HSK classification follows the HSK 3.0 Standard (Center for Language Education and Cooperation, CLEC, 2022 revision). Idiom data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Data last verified: March 2026.