疙 (gē): pimple

疙 (gē) is a Chinese character meaning “pimple.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 疒 (semantic) and 乞 (phonetic). It ranks #3083 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

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

Native pronunciation
HSK 7-9Radical: 疒 illness8 strokesFrequency #3083疒 semantic乞 phonetic

Definitions

  1. pimple

Etymology & Origin

疙

pictophoneticsickness

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

Components:疒semantic乞phonetic

Stroke Order

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
鸡皮疙瘩jī pí gē dagoose pimples
疙瘩gē daswelling 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 davariant of 這嘎達|这嘎达[zhei4 ga1 da5]
面疙瘩miàn gē dadough dumpling
疙疸gē davariant of 疙瘩[ge1 da5]
疙瘩汤gē da tāngdough-drop soup (made by dropping small, irregular lumps of dough into the simmering broth)
7
Total compounds
43
As first character
0
As last character
57
As middle character

疙 appears in 7 compound words: 43 as the first character, 0 as the last, and 57 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 疙 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.

瘩dá
0.9432,904 co-occurrences
皮pí
0.492822 co-occurrences
疤bā
0.48660 co-occurrences
鸡jī
0.455120 co-occurrences
腥xīng
0.43742 co-occurrences
瘟wēn
0.43036 co-occurrences
痕hén
0.41572 co-occurrences
汤tāng
0.39966 co-occurrences
砖zhuān
0.36130 co-occurrences
奶nǎi
0.33336 co-occurrences

Idioms & Chengyu (1)

鸡皮疙瘩jīpí gēdaHSK 7+

goosebumps

noun

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

写好疙字需要掌握正确的笔画顺序。

xiě hǎo gē zì xū yāo zhǎng wò zhèng què de bǐ huà shùn xù .

To write the character "疙" correctly, you need to master the correct stroke order.

Character Family

疒 Radical Family — Characters sharing the illness radical

癌ái疤bā痹bì病bìng痴chī疵cī瘩dá疯fēng痕hén痪huàn

Related Characters

病bìng痛tòng医yī疗liáo瘦shòu疯fēng疲pí症zhèng疾jí疼téng

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 疙 (gē) mean in Chinese?
疙 (gē) primarily means "pimple." It is classified as HSK Level 7-9, making it an expert-level character. It ranks #3083 in character frequency.
What's the difference between 疙 and 吃?
疙 (gē) and 吃 (chī) are often confused. confusable. The key distinguishing feature: 疒 vs 口 (same 乞 component).
How many strokes does 疙 have?
疙 is written with 8 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 疙?
The radical associated with 疙 is 疒 (illness). This radical appears in many characters related to illness.
What are the components of 疙?
疙 is composed of: 疒 (semantic), 乞 (phonetic). Its IDS decomposition is ⿸疒乞 with a surround-from-upper-left layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 疙?
Common words with 疙 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[zhei4 ga1 da5]"); 面疙瘩 (miàn gē da, "dough dumpling"). There are over 7 compound words containing this character.
Is 疙 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 疙 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.