懂中文 Dong Chinese

痂

jiā

scab

Phonosemantic compound. 疒 represents the meaning and 加 represents the sound.

Components
疒 meaning component

疒  Meaning component

nè

  

sick

加 sound component

加  Sound component

jiā

  

add

Evolution

痂 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
痂 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

痂  

jiā

scab

Most common words with 痂
Freq.
Word
Meaning

痂

scab

结痂

scab

疮痂

scab

痘痂

pockmark

嗜痂成癖

to have strange and dangerous addictions (idiom)