肬 (yóu) - wart & cutaneous protuberance

肬Tone 2

yóu ｜ 8 strokes ｜ radical: 月

咏与

肬 · yóu

wart;

cutaneous protuberance;

a small growth on the skin.

wartcutaneous protuberancea small growth on the skin.

Usage highlights

skin wartwart removalcutaneous growthwartwart disease

Synonyms

  • 疣— wart (more common modern form)
  • 肉赘— skin tag
  • 瘊子— common wart

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • He has a wart (肬) on his hand.
  • The doctor removed the skin growth (肬).
  • This is a common type of wart (肬).

Collocations

  • skin wart(肬)
  • wart removal(去肬)
  • cutaneous growth(皮肤肬)
  • wart-like(肬状的)
  • wart disease(肬病)

Idioms

  • Like a wart on the skin(如肬在目)
  • A minor flaw(附赘悬肬)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • In traditional Chinese medicine, 肬 refers to various benign skin growths.
  • The character appears in classical texts describing minor physical imperfections.

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