疱 (pào): pimple, acne, blister
疱 (pào) is a Chinese character meaning “pimple.” Outside the HSK 3.0 syllabus (CLEC 2022), it is composed of 疒 (semantic) and 包 (phonetic). It ranks #3217 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 疱 sickness. Its radical form 疒 (illness) appears in many related characters such as 病 (bìng, illness), 痛 (tòng, pain), 医 (yī, medicine).
Definitions
- pimple
- acne
- blister
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 疱疹 | pào zhěn | blister |
| 水疱 | shuǐ pào | blister |
| 面疱 | miàn pào | acne |
| 满嘴起疱 | mǎn zuǐ qǐ pào | to have lips covered in blisters |
| 单纯疱疹病毒 | dān chún pào zhěn bìng dú | herpes simplex virus (HSV, med.) |
| 带状疱疹noun | dài zhuàng pào zhěn | shingles |
| 疱疹病毒 | pào zhěn bìng dú | herpes virus (med.) |
| 单纯疱疹noun | dān chún pào zhěn | herpes simplex (med.) |
| 天疱疮 | tiān pào chuāng | (medicine) pemphigus |
| 痘疱 | dòu pào | pimple |
| 脓疱 | nóng pào | pimple containing pus |
疱 appears in 11 compound words: 18 as the first character, 45 as the last, and 36 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 疱 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (1)
Example Sentences
但我们有一个黄金72小时原则,一旦从出疱开始错过72小时的积极治疗,后续将会很麻烦。
dàn wǒ men yǒu yī gè huáng jīn 7 2 xiǎo shí yuán zé , yī dàn cóng chū pào kāi shǐ cuò guò 7 2 xiǎo shí de jī jí zhì liáo , hòu xù jiāng huì hěn má fán .
However, we follow the "golden 72-hour rule": if you miss the 72-hour window for active treatment once the blisters appear, it will lead to serious complications later on.
夏天高频发作 汗疱疹到底是什么病 如何根治
xià tiān gāo pín fā zuò hàn pào zhěn dào dǐ shì shén me bìng rú hé gēn zhì
Frequent Outbreaks in Summer: What Exactly Is Dyshidrotic Eczema, and How Can It Be Cured?
手足口病除了口腔疱疹,手部、足部、臀部也会冒出红疹、疱疹,多数患儿还会伴随发热。
shǒu zú kǒu bìng chú le kǒu qiāng pào zhěn , shǒu bù , zú bù , tún bù yě huì mào chū hóng zhěn , pào zhěn , duō shǔ huàn ér hái huì bàn suí fā rè .
In addition to blisters in the mouth, hand, foot, and mouth disease causes red rashes and blisters to appear on the hands, feet, and buttocks; most children with the disease also experience a fever.
Character Family
Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 疒 (sickness) component
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