疙 gē pimple
pimple; sore
How to remember 疙: 疒 illness + 乞 beg = pimple. The night before prom, the teenager treats it like a serious illness and starts to beg her sister for makeup to hide one red pimple.
Component breakdown
疙 = 疒 illness + 乞 beg
- 疒 illness
- 乞 beg
The night before prom, the teenager treats it like a serious illness and starts to beg her sister for makeup to hide one red pimple.
How it is used
- Occurs in 疙瘩 (gēda): a lump/bump/knot - a pimple or swelling on the skin (起疙瘩 to break out in bumps), a knot in a rope, or a lump in something.
- 心里有个疙瘩 (xīnli yǒu ge gēda) figuratively means a nagging knot of unease/a grudge. Colloquial.