灸 (jiǔ): moxibustion (TCM)
灸 (jiǔ) is a Chinese character meaning “moxibustion (tcm).” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 久 (phonetic) and 火 (semantic). It ranks #2982 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 灸 fire. Its radical form 火 (fire) appears in many related characters such as 火 (huǒ, fire), 灯 (dēng, lamp, light), 烟 (yān, smoke).
Definitions
- moxibustion (TCM)
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 针灸noun | zhēn jiǔ | acupuncture and moxibustion |
| 无病自灸 | wú bìng zì jiǔ | lit. to prescribe moxibustion for oneself when not ill |
| 艾条温和灸 | ài tiáo wēn hé jiǔ | gentle stick moxibustion (TCM) |
| 艾条灸 | ài tiáo jiǔ | stick moxibustion |
| 灸法 | jiǔ fǎ | moxibustion (TCM) |
| 艾条雀啄灸 | ài tiáo què zhuó jiǔ | "sparrow pecking" moxibustion technique (TCM) |
| 砭灸术 | biān jiǔ shù | acupuncture and moxibustion (Chinese medicine) |
| 艾炷灸 | ài zhù jiǔ | cone moxibustion (TCM) |
| 艾灸noun | ài jiǔ | moxibustion (TCM) |
| 砭灸 | biān jiǔ | see 砭灸術|砭灸术 |
灸 appears in 10 compound words: 10 as the first character, 80 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 灸 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (1)
Example Sentences
消防员迅速赶到，扑灭了熊熊大灸。
xiāo fáng yuán xùn sù gǎn dào , pū miè le xióng xióng dà jiǔ .
Firefighters arrived quickly and extinguished the raging blaze.
穴位保健是日常养生的辅助手段，三伏针灸需因人辨证、由专业医生操作。
xué wèi bǎo jiàn shì rì cháng yǎng shēng de fǔ zhù shǒu duàn , sān fú zhēn jiǔ xū yīn rén biàn zhèng , yóu zhuān yè yī shēng cāo zuò .
Acupoint therapy is a supplementary method for daily health maintenance; “Three-Fiery-Period” acupuncture must be tailored to each individual’s condition and performed by a qualified practitioner.
此外，还有针灸、埋线、穴位贴敷等多种外治法，可以根据个人体质辨证使用。
cǐ wài , hái yǒu zhēn jiǔ , mái xiàn , xué wèi tiē fū děng duō zhǒng wài zhì fǎ , kě yǐ gēn jù gè rén tǐ zhì biàn zhèng shǐ yòng .
In addition, there are various external treatment methods, such as acupuncture, thread implantation, and acupressure patches, which can be tailored to an individual’s constitution.
狗狗度假村押注于针灸和温水泳池,以吸引主人并在宠物产业发展
gǒu gǒu dù jiǎ cūn yā zhù yú zhēn jiǔ hé wēn shuǐ yǒng chí , yǐ xī yǐn zhǔ rén bìng zài chǒng wù chǎn yè fā zhǎn
The dog resort is banking on acupuncture and a heated pool to attract pet owners and grow within the pet industry
中医“针灸组合拳”辅助 新营医院失智症共照中心启动
zhōng yī zhēn jiǔ zǔ gě quán fǔ zhù xīn yíng yī yuàn shī zhì zhèng gòng zhào zhōng xīn qǐ dòng
Xinying Hospital’s Dementia Care Center Launches with Support from Traditional Chinese Medicine’s “Comprehensive Acupuncture Approach”
针灸舒缓“手术失败症候群”
zhēn jiǔ shū huǎn shǒu shù shī bài zhèng hòu qún
Acupuncture relieves "surgical failure syndrome"
很多人都相信针灸有治愈疾病的功效。
Hěn duō rén dōu xiāngxìn zhēnjiǔ yǒu zhìyù jíbìng de gōngxiào.
Many people believe acupuncture can cure diseases.
Character Family
Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 火 (fire) component
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