Chinese symbol for “sores”
疡
yáng
Traditional: 瘍
ulcers; sores
The closest CC-CEDICT match for sores is 疡 (yáng), defined as: ulcers; sores.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “sores”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 痍 | yí | bruise; sores |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 疡.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 溃疡 (潰瘍) | kuì yáng | ulcer; to ulcerate |
| 口腔溃疡 (口腔潰瘍) | kǒu qiāng kuì yáng | canker sore |
| 疮疡 (瘡瘍) | chuāng yáng | sore; skin ulcer |
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.