焫 (ruò) - To burn & to cauterize
焫 · ruò
To burn;
to cauterize;
to warm with fire;
ancient term for moxibustion therapy.
To burnto cauterizeto warm with fire
Usage highlights
moxibustion therapycauterization treatmentwarming with fireburning methodfire cauterymoxa burning
Usage & contexts
Examples
- The doctor used moxibustion (焫法) to treat the patient.
- Traditional medicine involves cauterization (焫疗) techniques.
- Ancient texts describe warming methods (焫温法) for healing.
Collocations
- moxibustion therapy(焫法)
- cauterization treatment(焫疗)
- warming with fire(焫火)
- burning method(焫烧)
- fire cautery(火焫)
- moxa burning(艾焫)
Idioms
- Using fire to cauterize(以火焫之)
- Moxibustion and acupuncture(针焫并用)
Cultural background
FAQ- Primarily used in traditional Chinese medicine contexts, especially for moxibustion therapy.
- Represents ancient medical practices involving controlled burning for therapeutic purposes.
- The character combines the fire radical with components suggesting heating or burning action.