Chinese symbol for “ulcer”
溃疡
kuì yáng
Traditional: 潰瘍
ulcer; to ulcerate
The closest CC-CEDICT match for ulcer is 溃疡 (kuì yáng), defined as: ulcer; to ulcerate.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “ulcer”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 溃疡.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 崩溃 (崩潰) | bēng kuì | to collapse; to crumble; to fall apart |
| 击溃 (擊潰) | jī kuì | to defeat; to smash; to rout |
| 溃败 (潰敗) | kuì bài | to be utterly defeated; to be routed |
| 溃烂 (潰爛) | kuì làn | to fester; to ulcerate |
| 溃散 (潰散) | kuì sàn | (of troops) to be routed and dispersed |
| 口腔溃疡 (口腔潰瘍) | kǒu qiāng kuì yáng | canker sore |
| 疮疡 (瘡瘍) | chuāng yáng | sore; skin ulcer |
See also: Japanese symbol for “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.