荨麻疹

蕁麻疹

xúnmázhěn

noun #48,831

Meanings

1 hives
2 urticaria
3 nettle rash

Characters

Examples

HSK 6

荨麻疹来得快，去得也快，但是痒得厉害。

Xúnmázhěn lái de kuài, qù de yě kuài, dànshì yǎng de lìhai.

Hives come on fast and go just as fast, but they itch terribly.

HSK 7-9

他一吃虾就起荨麻疹。

Tā yì chī xiā jiù qǐ xúnmázhěn.

He breaks out in hives whenever he eats shrimp.

Tips

mistakes

荨 is read xún in this word but qián in 荨麻 (nettle), the plant whose stinging welts gave the rash its name. Don't confuse it with 风疹, which is rubella.

Stroke Order

荨 qián

麻 má

疹 zhěn