痕 (hén): mark, scar
痕 (hén) is a Chinese character meaning “mark, scar.” Classified as HSK Level 6 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 疒 (semantic) and 艮 (phonetic). It ranks #1913 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 痕 sickness. Its radical form 疒 (illness) appears in many related characters such as 医 (yī, medicine), 病 (bìng, illness), 疼 (téng, ache).
Definitions
- mark, scar
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 痕
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 伤痕 | shāng hén | scar |
| 疤痕 | bā hén | scar |
| 裂痕 | liè hén | crack |
| 划痕 | huá hén | a scratch |
| 印痕 | yìn hén | mark |
| 弹痕 | dàn hén | bullet hole |
| 刻痕 | kè hén | notch |
| 泪痕 | lèi hén | tear stains |
| 创痕 | chuāng hén | scar (physical or psychological) |
| 污痕 | wū hén | blot |
| 斑痕 | bān hén | stain |
| 瘢痕 | bān hén | scar |
| 不着痕迹 | bù zhuó hén jì | to leave no trace |
| 无痕模式 | wú hén mó shì | (computing) incognito mode |
| 布痕瓦尔德 | bù hén wǎ ěr dé | Buchenwald |
痕 appears in 28 compound words: 4 as the first character, 75 as the last, and 21 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 痕 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (2)
Example Sentences
伤口愈合后留下了疤痕，不过会慢慢淡化的。
Shāngkǒu yùhé hòu liú xià le bāhén, búguò huì mànman dànhuà de.
A scar was left after the wound healed, but it will gradually fade.
独家/疑弹痕!行天宫商圈 车路过“挡风玻璃遭击碎”
dú jiā yí dàn hén ! háng tiān gōng shāng juān chē lù guò dǎng fēng bō lí zāo jī suì
...亿赌王林秉文遭枪杀照疯传 遗体疑有“缝合痕迹”
. . . yì dǔ wáng lín bǐng wén zāo qiāng shā zhào fēng chuán yí tǐ yí yǒu féng gě hén jì
...Photos of billionaire Lin Bingwen, who was shot dead, are going viral; his body reportedly shows "signs of stitches"
日人还租车被指有“飞石刮痕”遭公司索逾4000元 网民睇相:看不出...
rì rén hái zū chē bèi zhǐ yǒu fēi shí guā hén zāo gōng sī suǒ yú 4 0 0 0 yuán wǎng mín 睇 xiāng : kàn bù chū . . .
Japanese Tourist Accused of Causing "Stone Chips" on Rental Car, Faces Over 4,000 Yuan Claim; Netizens Look at Photos: Can't See Any...
...轻松解决猫咪磨爪坏习惯 让你的沙发不再伤痕累累
. . . qīng sōng jiě jué māo 咪 mó zhǎo huài xí guàn ràng nǐ de shā fā bù zài shāng hén lěi lěi
... Easily solve the bad habit of cat paw grinding so that your sofa is no longer scarred
汤姆的脸颊上有一块伤痕。
Tāngmǔ de liǎnjiá shàng yǒu yīkuài shānghén.
Tom has a scar on his cheek.
我都跟你说过了，不要留吻痕！
Wǒ dōu gēn nǐ shuō guo le, bù yào liú wěnhén!
I've told you not to give me any hickies!
你的爱情留下的疤痕使我想起我们。
Nǐ de àiqíng liúxià de bāhén shǐ wǒ xiǎngqǐ wǒmen.
The scars of your love remind me of us.
他额头上的疤痕很醒目。
Tā étóu shàng de bāhén hěn xǐngmù.
The scar on his forehead is conspicuous.
齐里看到橡树上有一个很大的爪痕。
Qí lǐ kàn dào xiàngshù shàng yǒu yī gè hěn dà de zhǎo hén.
Ziri saw a large claw mark on the oak tree.
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