xún

荨

Character · NounTraditional蕁

hives; nettle rash

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 2 examples
1.

noun

hives; nettle rash

technical

Used almost exclusively in the medical term '荨麻疹' (hives), a skin condition. The pronunciation 'xún' is now the standard in mainland China for this term, even though the plant name is 'qián má'. This is a notable case of pronunciation divergence.

Tā他
duì对
hǎi海
xiān鲜
guò过
mǐn敏
 ,
dé得
le了
xún荨
má麻
zhěn疹
 。

He is allergic to seafood and got hives.

Xún荨
má麻
zhěn疹
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
cháng常
jiàn见
de的
pí皮
fū肤
bìng病
 。

Hives is a common skin condition.