pào

acne

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound. Simplified form of .

Components
疒 meaning component

  Meaning component

  

sick

包 sound component

  Sound component

bāo

  

wrap

Evolution

疱 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
疱 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
疱 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

() 

pào

pimples; pimple; acne; blister; boil; ulcer

Most common words with 疱
Freq.
Word
Meaning

疱疹

blister

pimple

水疱

blister

天疱疮

(medicine) pemphigus