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褥

rù
noun #39,837

Meanings

  1. 1 mattress; cotton-padded mattress or sleeping pad

Examples

冬天冷，铺厚一点的褥子。
Dōngtiān lěng, pū hòu yìdiǎn de rùzi.
It's cold in winter, so spread a thicker mattress.
卧床的病人要防止褥疮。
Wòchuáng de bìngrén yào fángzhǐ rùchuāng.
A bedridden patient must guard against bedsores.

Tips

usage
Everyday word, usually 褥子 (mattress / sleeping pad). The medical term 褥疮 means bedsore, the skin ulcer a long-bedridden patient can develop from lying in one position.

Components

radical
衤 yī
clothing radical
The side form of the clothing radical 衣. Bedding is grouped with cloth-and-textile goods, hence this radical for a padded mattress.
phonetic
辱 rǔ
disgrace; humiliation
Provides the sound, read 辱 on its own and shifted to rù here. It serves only as the phonetic cue, with no link to its own meaning.

Stroke Order

褥 rù