脓疱
nóng​pào

pustule

脓 nóng pus Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. ⺼ represents the meaning and 农 represents the sound. Simplified form of 膿.

Components

⺼
⺼ Meaning component
ròu meat, flesh

⺼ is a component form of 肉.

农
农 Sound component
nóng agriculture, farming

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

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

膿 pus Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. ⺼ represents the meaning and 農 represents the sound.

Components

⺼
⺼ Meaning component
ròu meat, flesh

⺼ is a component form of 肉.

農
農 Sound component
nóng agriculture, farming

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartnowngC.nˤuŋpus
Zhengzhangnuːŋ

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica

皰 acne Traditional

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)