皰
pào

acne

Phonosemantic compound. 皮 represents the meaning and 包 represents the sound.

Components

皮
皮 Meaning component
pí skin
包
包 Sound component
bāo wrap

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangpʰruːs
bruːs

說文解字

面生气也。从皮包聲。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

疱 pào acne Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 疒 represents the meaning and 包 represents the sound. Simplified form of 皰.

Components

疒
疒 Meaning component
nè sick
包
包 Sound component
bāo wrap

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangpʰruːs
bruːs

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang