懂中文 Dong Chinese

痒

yǎng

variant of 癢|痒[yǎng]

Phonosemantic compound. 疒 represents the meaning and 羊 represents the sound. Simplified form of 癢.

Components
疒 meaning component

疒  Meaning component

nè

  

sick

羊 sound component

羊  Sound component

yáng

  

sheep

Evolution

痒 Seal script Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

Seal script

Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
痒 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
痒 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

痒  

yǎng

variant of 癢|痒[yǎng]; to itch; to tickle

痒 (癢) 

yǎng

itch

Most common words with 痒
Freq.
Word
Meaning

痒

to itch

痒痒

to itch

瘙痒

to itch

发痒

to tickle

无关痛痒

not to affect sb