灸 - Dong Chinese dictionary

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jiǔ

cauterize with moxa

Phonosemantic compound. 火 represents the meaning and 久 represents the sound.

Components

火 Meaning component

huǒ

fire

久 Sound component

jiǔ

long time (ago)

Evolution

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

jiǔ

cauterize with moxa; moxibustion; moxibustion (TCM)

Most common words with 灸

Freq.	Word	Meaning
	针灸	acupuncture and moxibustion
	灸	moxibustion (TCM)

Historical pronunciation

Old Chinese	Middle Chinese	Pinyin	Gloss
*[k]ʷəʔ	kjuwX	jiǔ	cauterize by burning tinder

Statistics

Not found in HSK word list

4024th most common character in books

Miscellaneous

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