Chinese symbol for “pimple”
痘
dòu
pimple; pustule
The closest CC-CEDICT match for pimple is 痘 (dòu), defined as: pimple; pustule.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “pimple”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 痘痘 | dòu dòu | pimple; zit; (by extension) acne |
| 粉刺 | fěn cì | pimple; comedo |
| 丘疹 | qiū zhěn | pimple |
| 疖 (癤) | jiē | pimple; sore |
| 疙瘩 | gē da | swelling or lump on skin; pimple; knot; lump |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 痘.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 痘痘 | dòu dòu | pimple; zit; (by extension) acne |
| 青春痘 | qīng chūn dòu | acne |
| 水痘 | shuǐ dòu | chickenpox; Varicella zoster (med.) |
| 牛痘 | niú dòu | cowpox |
| 痘苗 | dòu miáo | vaccine |
| 猴痘 | hóu dòu | monkeypox; mpox |
See also: Japanese symbol for “pimple”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.