yōng

carbuncle

Components
疒 meaning component

  Meaning component

  

sick

sickness

用 sound component

  Sound component

yòng

  

use

Evolution

痈 Bronze script Late Warring States (~250 BC)

Bronze script

Late Warring States (~250 BC)
痈 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
痈 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
痈 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
痈 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

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yōng

carbuncle, sore, ulcer, abscess; carbuncle

Most common words with 痈
Freq.
Word
Meaning

carbuncle

养痈遗患

to cherish a viper in one's bosom

养痈贻患

to cherish a viper in one's bosom