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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.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

结 jié
knot, tie; to connect, to join
radical 120 ⽷ · 9 strokes
痂 jiā
scab
radical 104 ⽧ · 10 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “scab”

WordPinyinMeaning
痂jiāscab
疮痂 (瘡痂)chuāng jiāscab
工贼 (工賊)gōng zéistrikebreaker; scab; traitor to the working class
疤bāscar; scab
痂皮jiā píscab

Related words

Other words that share a character with 结痂.

WordPinyinMeaning
结果 (結果)jiē guǒto bear fruit
结束 (結束)jié shùto end; to finish; to conclude
结构 (結構)jié gòustructure; composition
结合 (結合)jié héto combine; to link
结婚 (結婚)jié hūnto marry; to get married
疮痂 (瘡痂)chuāng jiāscab
乳痂rǔ jiā(medicine) cradle cap
痂皮jiā píscab

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.

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