灸 jiǔ to cauterize
to cauterize; moxibustion
How to remember 灸: 久 long time + 火 fire = to cauterize. For a long time the old doctor holds a small fire of herbs near the wound, careful to cauterize it without leaving a scar.
Component breakdown
灸 = 久 long time + 火 fire
- 久 long time
- 火 fire
For a long time the old doctor holds a small fire of herbs near the wound, careful to cauterize it without leaving a scar.
How it is used
- Moxibustion (burning moxa on acupoints) in TCM - chiefly 针灸 (zhēnjiǔ): acupuncture and moxibustion together.
- Note the reading jiǔ and its similarity to 炙 (zhì, to roast). A traditional-medicine term.