(qiú) - To have a stuffy nose & nasal congestion, often due to a cold or

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qiú | 16 strokes | radical:

· qiú

To have a stuffy nose;

nasal congestion, often due to a cold or allergies.

To have a stuffy nosenasal congestion, often due to a cold or

Usage highlights

Nasal congestionAllergic rhinitisTreat nasal obstructionSneezing and stuffy noseChronic nasal congestionCold

Synonyms

Antonyms

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • He has a stuffy nose (鼻鼽) from the cold weather.
  • Allergic rhinitis causes nasal congestion (鼻鼽).
  • Traditional medicine treats nasal obstruction (鼻鼽) with acupuncture.

Collocations

  • Nasal congestion(鼻鼽)
  • Allergic rhinitis(鼻鼽)
  • Treat nasal obstruction(治鼽)
  • Sneezing and stuffy nose(嚏鼽)
  • Chronic nasal congestion(久鼽)
  • Cold-induced stuffiness(寒鼽)

Idioms

  • Sneezing and nasal congestion(嚏鼽)
  • Treating nasal obstruction(治鼽)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • In traditional Chinese medicine, 鼽 is a specific symptom often associated with wind-cold invasion or allergies.
  • The character is rarely used in modern colloquial speech but appears in medical and classical texts.

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