痒 (yǎng): itch
痒 (yǎng) is a Chinese character meaning “itch.” Classified as HSK Level 6 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 疒 (semantic) and 羊 (phonetic). It ranks #2522 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 痒 sickness. Its radical form 疒 (illness) appears in many related characters such as 医 (yī, medicine), 病 (bìng, illness), 疼 (téng, ache).
Definitions
- itch
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 痒痒adjective | yǎng yang | to itch |
| 无关痛痒phrase | wú guān tòng yǎng | (idiom) to not affect sb |
| 发痒verb | fā yǎng | to tickle |
| 搔痒verb | sāo yǎng | to scratch (an itch) |
| 手痒verb | shǒu yǎng | (fig.) to itch (to do sth) |
| 不痛不痒phrase | bù tòng bù yǎng | lit. doesn't hurt, doesn't tickle (idiom) |
| 痛痒noun | tòng yǎng | pain and itch |
| 七年之痒phrase | qī nián zhī yǎng | seven-year itch |
| 不知痛痒 | bù zhī tòng yǎng | numb |
| 不关痛痒phrase | bù guān tòng yǎng | unimportant |
| 虱子多了不痒，债多了不愁 | shī zi duō le bù yǎng , zhài duō le bù chóu | (lit.) when covered with lice, one doesn't feel the itching anymore, and when up to one's ears in debt, one ceases to... |
| 虱多不痒 | shī duō bù yǎng | (lit.) when covered with lice, one doesn't feel the itching anymore (idiom) |
| 心里痒痒 | xīn lǐ yǎng yang | to feel a strong urge (to do sth) |
| 技痒verb | jì yǎng | to itch to demonstrate one's skill |
| 怕痒adjective | pà yǎng | to be ticklish |
痒 appears in 26 compound words: 8 as the first character, 62 as the last, and 31 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 痒 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (6)
Showing 4 of 6 idioms containing 痒.
Example Sentences
被蚊子咬了，皮肤很痒，忍不住想抓。
Bèi wénzi yǎo le, pífū hěn yǎng, rěnbuzhù xiǎng zhuā.
Bitten by mosquitoes; my skin is very itchy and I can't help but want to scratch.
男人下面瘙痒是什么原因引起的?饮食辛辣油腻助长湿热吗
nán rén xià miàn 瘙 yǎng shì shén má yuán yīn yǐn qǐ de ? yǐn shí xīn là yóu nì zhù cháng shī rè ma
What causes itching under a man? Does the diet spicy and greasy promote dampness and heat?
男人下面瘙痒是什么原因引起的?肥胖者腹股沟摩擦加重症...
nán rén xià miàn 瘙 yǎng shì shén má yuán yīn yǐn qǐ de ? féi pàng zhě fù gǔ gōu mó cā jiā chóng zhèng . . .
What causes itching under a man? Aggravated groin friction in obese people...
“尻川痒痒”别再硬撑 医师揭:清太干净也可能出事
尻 chuān yǎng yǎng bié zài yìng chēng yī shī jiē qīng tài gān jìng yě kě néng chū shì
"Shirikawa itchy" don't hold on anymore The doctor revealed: Qingtai is clean and may also have an accident
...ina豆腐!被目击揉她手指 亲喊冤:我手痒
. . . dòu fǔ ! bèi mù jī róu tā shǒu zhǐ qīn hǎn yuān wǒ shǒu yǎng
...Ina Tofu! Caught rubbing her fingers, she protests: "My hands were just itchy!"
Karina被吃豆腐?韩男星澄清:我是手痒
bèi chī dòu fǔ ? hán nán xīng chéng qīng wǒ shì shǒu yǎng
Karina groped? Korean star clarifies: "My hand just got itchy."
我的喉咙又干又红、又痛又痒。
Wǒ de hóulóng yòu gān yòu hóng, yòu tòng yòu yǎng.
My throat feels dry and raw and scratchy.
你又皮发痒了，找抽，是吧？
Nǐ yòu pí fāyǎng le, zhǎochōu, shì ba?
You just can't stand still, huh? What are you, looking for a fight?
哎呦好难受啊，全身发痒！
āiyōu hǎo nánshòu ā, quánshēn fāyǎng!
Grr! I'm itchy all over, and it's driving me crazy.
我的头皮非常痒。
Wǒ de tóupí fēicháng yǎng.
My scalp is very itchy.
Character Family
Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 疒 (sickness) component
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