ulcer

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components
疒 meaning component

  Meaning component

  

sick

且 sound component

  Sound component

qiě

  

moreover

Evolution

疽 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
疽 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
疽 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

ulcer, carbuncle, abscess; gangrene

Most common words with 疽
Freq.
Word
Meaning

炭疽

anthrax

gangrene

坏疽

gangrene

炭疽病

anthrax

鼻疽

glanders