疱疹

皰疹

pàozhěn

noun #11,124

Measure Word

一个疱疹 gè

Meanings

1 herpes
2 blister

Characters

Examples

医生说他得了带状疱疹。

Yīshēng shuō tā déle dàizhuàng pàozhěn.

The doctor said he has shingles.

嘴角长了一个疱疹，很疼。

Zuǐjiǎo zhǎng le yígè pàozhěn, hěn téng.

A blister appeared on the corner of my mouth, it really hurts.

Tips

memory

疱 (blister) has the illness radical 疒, and 疹 (rash) also has 疒 - both characters signal a medical condition.

Stroke Order

疱 pào

疹 zhěn