疣 (yóu) - wart & cutaneous papilloma

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yóu ｜ 9 strokes ｜ radical:

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疣 · yóu

wart;

cutaneous papilloma;

a benign skin growth caused by viral infection.

wartcutaneous papillomaa benign skin growth caused by viral infection.

Usage highlights

common wartflat wartplantar wartgenital wartwart removalwart virus

Synonyms

  • 肉赘— skin tag; fleshy growth
  • 瘊子— common wart (colloquial)

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • He has a wart (疣) on his finger.
  • Plantar warts (足底疣) can be painful.
  • Genital warts (生殖器疣) are a sexually transmitted infection.
  • Common warts (寻常疣) often appear on hands.

Collocations

  • common wart(寻常疣)
  • flat wart(扁平疣)
  • plantar wart(跖疣)
  • genital wart(尖锐湿疣)
  • wart removal(去疣)
  • wart virus(疣病毒)

Idioms

  • A useless appendage(附赘悬疣)
  • Superfluous and burdensome(赘疣之疾)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • In traditional Chinese medicine, warts are seen as manifestations of internal imbalances or external pathogenic factors.
  • The character appears in idioms describing something as superfluous or burdensome, reflecting negative cultural associations.
  • Historically considered unsightly and sometimes associated with poor hygiene or moral failing in folk beliefs.

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