癰 - Dong Chinese dictionary

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yōng

carbuncle

Components

疒 Meaning component

nè

sick

sickness

雝 Sound component

yōng

marsh

Evolution

Bronze script

Late Warring States (~250 BC)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

yōng

carbuncle, sore, ulcer, abscess; carbuncle

Most common words with 癰

Freq.	Word	Meaning
	痈	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

Historical pronunciation

Old Chinese	Middle Chinese	Pinyin	Gloss
*q(r)oŋ	'jowng	yōng	ulcer

Statistics

Not found in HSK word list

4950th most common character in books

Miscellaneous

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