xún
荨
hives; nettle rash
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 2 examplesnoun
hives; nettle rash
technicalUsed 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.