疙 gē pimple
pimple; sore
How to remember 疙: 疒 illness + 乞 beg = pimple. The night before prom, the teenager treats it like a serious illness and starts to beg her sister for makeup to hide one red pimple.
Component breakdown
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
疙 = 疒 illness + 乞 beg
- 疒 illness meaning
- 乞 beg sound
The night before prom, the teenager treats it like a serious illness and starts to beg her sister for makeup to hide one red pimple.
How it came to be
Illness gives the meaning and the sign for begging the sound.
How it is used
- Occurs in 疙瘩 (gēda): a lump/bump/knot, a pimple or swelling on the skin (起疙瘩 to break out in bumps), a knot in a rope, or a lump in something.
- 心里有个疙瘩 (xīnli yǒu ge gēda) figuratively means a nagging knot of unease/a grudge. Colloquial.