灸 — Chinese character
灸
jiǔ
to cauterize; moxibustion
- Pinyin
- jiǔ
- Radical
- 86 ⽕ (Fire)
- Strokes
- 7
- Components
- 久 火
- Formation
- pictophonetic — fire; meaning component 火; sound component 久
- Japanese
- 灸 as a kanji
Common words with 灸
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 针灸 (針灸) | zhēn jiǔ | acupuncture and moxibustion; to give or have acupuncture and moxibustion |
| 艾灸 | ài jiǔ | moxibustion (TCM) |
| 灸法 | jiǔ fǎ | moxibustion (TCM) |
| 无病自灸 (無病自灸) | wú bìng zì jiǔ | lit. to prescribe moxibustion for oneself when not ill; to cause oneself trouble with superfluous action |
| 砭灸 | biān jiǔ | see 砭灸术 (biān jiǔ shù) |
| 砭灸术 (砭灸術) | biān jiǔ shù | acupuncture and moxibustion (Chinese medicine) |
| 艾条灸 (艾條灸) | ài tiáo jiǔ | stick moxibustion; poling (TCM) |
| 艾炷灸 | ài zhù jiǔ | cone moxibustion (TCM) |
灸 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Zhuangzi 1
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