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疙

gē
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 lump; pimple (only in 疙瘩)

Examples

HSK 7-9
蚊子咬了一口，胳膊上起了个大疙瘩。
Wénzi yǎo le yì kǒu, gēbo shàng qǐ le gè dà gēda.
A mosquito bite left a big lump on my arm.
HSK 7-9
那件事他心里还有个疙瘩。
Nàjiànshì tā xīnlǐ hái yǒu gè gēda.
There is still a knot in his heart about that matter.

Tips

usage
疙 never stands alone. It lives only in 疙瘩 (a lump, bump or, figuratively, an unresolved knot in one's heart).

Components

radical
疒 nè
sickness
The sickness radical, a person on a bed. A 疙瘩 is a bump or swelling on the skin, a minor bodily ailment, so the illness radical is the meaning anchor.
phonetic
乞 qǐ
to beg
Supplies the sound; qǐ shifted to gē. The begging meaning does not enter the word, only the reading, the same role 乞 plays in 吃 and 屹.

Stroke Order

疙 gē