懂中文 Dong Chinese

癣

xuǎn

ringworms

Phonosemantic compound. 疒 represents the meaning and 鲜 represents the sound. Simplified form of 癬.

Components
疒 meaning component

疒  Meaning component

nè

  

sick

鲜 sound component

鲜  Sound component

xiān, xiǎn

  

fresh

Evolution

癣 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
癣 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
癣 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

癣 (癬) 

xuǎn

ringworms; ringworm; Taiwan pr. [xiǎn]

Most common words with 癣
Freq.
Word
Meaning

癣

ringworm

牛皮癣

psoriasis

脚癣

athlete's foot

足癣

athlete's foot

头癣

favus of the scalp (skin disease)