Chinese symbol for “scab”
结痂
jié jiā
Traditional: 結痂
scab; to form a scab
The closest CC-CEDICT match for scab is 结痂 (jié jiā), defined as: scab; to form a scab.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “scab”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 痂 | jiā | scab |
| 疮痂 (瘡痂) | chuāng jiā | scab |
| 工贼 (工賊) | gōng zéi | strikebreaker; scab; traitor to the working class |
| 疤 | bā | scar; scab |
| 痂皮 | jiā pí | scab |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 结痂.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 结果 (結果) | jiē guǒ | to bear fruit |
| 结束 (結束) | jié shù | to end; to finish; to conclude |
| 结构 (結構) | jié gòu | structure; composition |
| 结合 (結合) | jié hé | to combine; to link |
| 结婚 (結婚) | jié hūn | to marry; to get married |
| 疮痂 (瘡痂) | chuāng jiā | scab |
| 乳痂 | rǔ jiā | (medicine) cradle cap |
| 痂皮 | jiā pí | scab |
See also: Japanese symbol for “scab”.
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.