jiē​zi

boil

  • created sense approved 疖子/癤子 · jiē​zi · knot; scar in wood — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    疖子 / 癤子

    jiē​zi

    knot; scar in wood

    a hard, dark area in a piece of wood where a branch once grew out from the tree

    jié​zi

    疖 (literal) → 疖/癤 · jiē · boil 子 (bound) → 子 · zi · noun suffix

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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  • created sense approved 疖子/癤子 · jiē​zi · boil — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    疖子 / 癤子

    jiē​zi

    boil

    a skin infection caused by bacteria in a hair follicle or oil gland, resulting in a painful, red, and swollen lump that may produce pus

    jié​zi

    疖 (literal) → 疖/癤 · jiē · boil 子 (bound) → 子 · zi · noun suffix

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense