脓肿

膿腫

nóngzhǒng

noun #34,889

Measure Word

一个脓肿 gè

Meanings

1 abscess
2 pus-filled swelling

Characters

Examples

HSK 5

他牙齿长了脓肿，疼得睡不着。

Tā yáchǐ zhǎng le nóngzhǒng, téng de shuì bù zháo.

He has a tooth abscess, so painful he can't sleep.

HSK 7-9

医生切开了脓肿排脓。

Yīshēng qiēkāi le nóngzhǒng pái nóng.

The doctor lanced the abscess to drain the pus.

Tips

memory

脓 (nóng) = pus and 肿 (zhǒng) = swelling - literally 'pus-swelling'. Both characters carry the ⺼ flesh radical, marking them as body-related medical terms. If a swelling on the body has 脓, it's a 脓肿.

Stroke Order

脓 nóng

肿 zhǒng