jiē

痎

Character · NounTraditional癤

a kind of malaria (ancient); boil; furuncle (modern)

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Meanings

2 senses · 3 examples
1.

noun

a kind of malaria (as mentioned in ancient texts)

archaic

This sense is archaic and found only in classical Chinese texts.

Gǔ古
shū书
zhōng中
jì记
zǎi载
le了
‘‘
jiē疖
 ’
zhè这
zhǒng种
nüè疟
jí疾
de的
zhèng症
zhuàng状
 。

Ancient texts recorded the symptoms of 'jie,' a kind of malaria.

2.

noun

boil; furuncle; skin abscess

neutral

This is the modern, primary meaning of the character 疖.

Tā他
bèi背
shàng上
zhǎng长
le了
yī一
gè个
jiē疖
zi子
 。

He developed a boil on his back.

Pí皮
fū肤
jiē疖
zhǒng肿
xū需
yào要
bǎo保
chí持
qīng清
jié洁
 。

Skin boils need to be kept clean.