痂

jiā
noun #40,417

Meanings

  1. 1 scab; the crust over a healing wound or sore

Characters

Examples

HSK 7-9
Jǐ tiān hòu, shāngkǒu shàng de jiā zìjǐ tuōluò le.
After a few days the scab fell off the wound on its own.

Tips

mistakes
Don't pick at a 痂 - let it fall off. The verb 'to form a scab' is 结痂; the scab itself can also be called 痂皮.

Components

radical
疒 nè
sickness; illness radical
The sickness radical 疒 wraps the top and left, marking 痂 as something to do with wounds and healing - the same radical found in 疮 sore and 疤 scar.
phonetic
加 jiā
to add
Inside sits 加 (to add), supplying the sound jiā directly with no tone change. It contributes no 'add' meaning here - it is purely the phonetic tag for this wound-crust word.

Stroke Order

痂 jiā