痕
scar; traces
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How 痕 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
疒 (semantic, “sickness”) + 艮 (phonetic, gèn)
components: 疒 艮
How to remember it
trace · Heisig RSH #2672
sickness + silver
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 艮
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 艮 (gèn) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 艮 sound component | gèn | blunt; tough, chewy |
| 眼 | yǎn | eyelet, hole, opening |
| 根 | gēn | root, basis, foundation |
| 银 | yín | silver; cash, money, wealth |
| 退 | tuì | to retreat, to step back, to withdraw |
| 限 | xiàn | boundary, limit, line |
| 恨 | hèn | to dislike, to hate, to resent |
| 跟 | gēn | heel; to accompany, to follow; with |
| 龈 | yín | gums |
| 狠 | hěn | vicious, fierce, cruel |
| 垦 | kěn | to cultivate, to farm; to reclaim |
| 恳 | kěn | sincere, earnest, cordial |
| 垠 | yín | boundary, river bank |
| 哏 | gén | the clamor of an argument; funny; odd |
| 很 | hěn | very, quite, much |
| 茛 | gèn | ranunculus |
| 裉 | kèn | a garment seam |
Words containing 痕
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 布痕瓦尔德 | Bù hén wǎ ěr dé | Buchenwald |
| 无痕模式 | wú hén mó shì | (computing) incognito mode |
| 不落痕迹 | bù luò hén jì | to leave no trace; seamless; professional |
| 不着痕迹 | bù zhuó hén jì | to leave no trace; seamlessly; unobtrusively |
| 无痕 | wú hén | traceless |
| 弹痕累累 | dàn hén lěi lěi | bullet-riddled |
| 伤痕累累 | shāng hén lěi lěi | cuts and bruises all over the body |
| 条痕 | tiáo hén | weal (e.g. from whipping); streak |
| 弹痕 | dàn hén | bullet hole; shell hole |
| 印痕 | yìn hén | mark; print; impression |
| 伤痕 | shāng hén | scar; bruise |
| 斑痕 | bān hén | stain; mark; scar; (fig.) psychological scar; stain on one's reputation |
| 折痕 | zhé hén | crease; fold |
| 裂痕 | liè hén | crack; gap; split |
| 创痕 | chuāng hén | scar (physical or psychological) |
| 划痕 | huá hén | a scratch |
| 刻痕 | kè hén | notch |
| 痕迹 | hén jì | vestige; mark; trace |
| 污痕 | wū hén | blot |
| 泪痕 | lèi hén | tear stains |