癣
ringworm; Taiwan pr. [xian3]
19 strokes
Dict coverage rank #3,232 U+7663
How 癣 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
疒 (semantic, “sickness”) + 鲜 (phonetic, xiān)
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 鲜
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 鲜 (xiān) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 鲜 sound component | xiān | fresh; delicious; attractive |
| 藓 | xiǎn | lichen, moss |
Words containing 癣
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 牛皮癣 | niú pí xuǎn | psoriasis |
| 花斑癣 | huā bān xuǎn | pityriasis versicolor (aka tinea versicolor), blotchy skin condition common in tropical ar… |
| 头癣 | tóu xuǎn | favus of the scalp (skin disease) |
| 体癣 | tǐ xuǎn | ringworm; Tinea corporis |
| 黄癣 | huáng xuǎn | favus of the scalp (skin disease) |
| 干癣 | gān xuǎn | psoriasis |
| 脚癣 | jiǎo xuǎn | athlete's foot |
| 足癣 | zú xuǎn | athlete's foot |
| 股癣 | gǔ xuǎn | tinea cruris, fungal skin infection of the groin; dermatomycosis, esp. sexually transmitte… |