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癣

癬
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noun #32,884

Meanings

  1. 1 ringworm
  2. 2 tinea (any fungal skin infection)

Examples

他的脚上长了癣。
Tā de jiǎo shàng zhǎngle xuǎn.
He has tinea (athlete's foot) on his feet.
癣是一种常见的皮肤病。
Xuǎn shì yì zhǒng chángjiàn de pífū bìng.
Ringworm is a common skin disease.

Tips

usage
癣 is the cover term for a family of fungal skin infections, named by location: 头癣 (head / scalp ringworm), 脚癣 (athlete's foot), 体癣 (body ringworm), 股癣 (jock itch). Note the 疒 (sickness) radical — present on most disease characters: 病, 疼, 疫, 癌.

Stroke Order

癣 xuǎn