疖 (jiē): boil

Meanings

他脖子后面长了个疖子，很疼。

Tā bózi hòumiàn zhǎng le gè jiēzi, hěn téng.

A boil grew on the back of his neck and hurt a lot.

医生说这个疖子过几天会自己好。

Yīshēng shuō zhège jiēzi guò jǐ tiān huì zìjǐ hǎo.

The doctor said the boil would heal on its own in a few days.

usage

Everyday speech uses 疖子 for an inflamed boil around a hair follicle. Larger or recurring ones are 疖病.

radical

疒 nè

sickness; illness

The sickness radical wraps the top and left, marking 疖 as an ailment, like 病 and 疼.

phonetic

卩 jié

seal; joint

Inside the sickness frame this piece carries the sound, near the reading jiē. It is a contracted form related to 节.

疖 jiē