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8 strokes
Readings

pimple

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
gē / yì
Meaning
pimple; wart
Strokes
8
HSK level
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿸疒乞

In this compound, the meaning comes from (sickness); supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

Parts are arranged enclosing from the upper left.

How to write step by step

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Words with

Common words using — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

dǎn

variant of 疙瘩[ge1 da5]

Open 疙疸 page →
da

swelling or lump on skin; pimple; knot; lump; preoccupation; problem

Open 疙瘩 page →

dough-drop soup (made by dropping small, irregular lumps of dough into the …

Open 疙瘩汤 page →

(lit.) knot on an elm tree (idiom)

Open 榆木疙瘩 page →

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