痐 (huí) - Hui — refers to roundworms, intestinal parasites & also used in traditional Chinese medicine terminology.

痐Tone 2

huí ｜ 11 strokes ｜ radical:

枫惠

痐 · huí

Hui — refers to roundworms, intestinal parasites;

also used in traditional Chinese medicine terminology.

Hui — refers to roundworms, intestinal parasitesalso used in traditional Chinese medicine terminology.

Usage highlights

RoundwormRoundworm diseaseAscarisIntestinal roundwormRoundworm infectionAnti

Synonyms

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The child had roundworms (蛔虫).
  • This is a traditional remedy for parasites (驱虫药).
  • Roundworm infection is common in children (蛔虫病).
  • The doctor diagnosed intestinal parasites (肠道寄生虫).

Collocations

  • Roundworm(蛔虫)
  • Roundworm disease(蛔虫病)
  • Ascaris(蛔虫属)
  • Intestinal roundworm(肠道蛔虫)
  • Roundworm infection(蛔虫感染)
  • Anti-roundworm medicine(驱蛔药)

Idioms

  • Roundworm in the abdomen(腹中蛔虫)
  • Know someone like knowing roundworms(知人如知蛔)
  • Roundworm ascending the orifice(蛔厥)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Traditionally associated with intestinal parasites common in pre-modern sanitation conditions.
  • In traditional Chinese medicine, roundworms were recognized as a cause of abdominal pain and malnutrition.
  • The character appears mainly in medical and biological contexts rather than everyday language.

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