龈脓肿
yín​nóng​zhǒng

gumboil

龈 kěn, yín, qiǎn gums Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 齿 represents the meaning and 艮 represents the sound. Simplified form of 齦.

Components

齿
齿 Meaning component
chǐ teeth
艮
艮 Sound component
gěn, gèn, hén blunt

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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

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肿 zhǒng swell Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. ⺼ represents the meaning and 中 represents the sound. Simplified form of 腫.

Components

⺼
⺼ Meaning component
ròu meat, flesh

⺼ is a component form of 肉.

中
中 Sound component
zhōng, zhòng central

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齦 gums Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 齒 represents the meaning and 艮 represents the sound.

Components

齒
齒 Meaning component
chǐ teeth
艮
艮 Sound component
gěn, gèn, hén blunt

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangkʰrɯːnʔ
kʰɯːnʔ
ŋɯn

說文解字

齧也。从齒𥃩聲。

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Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

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

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腫 zhǒng swell Traditional

Swollen 重 flesh ⺼; 重 also provides the pronunciation

Components

⺼
⺼ Meaning component
ròu meat, flesh
重
重 SoundMeaning component
zhòng, chóng heavy

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagarttsyowngXtoŋʔswell, swollen; tumor
Zhengzhangtjoŋʔ

說文解字

癰也。从肉重聲。

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Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
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Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)