How to Write 瘊 (hóu) — Meaning “wart”

Picture a marquis (侯) with a big wart on his nose, shown by the illness radical 疒 on the left. This visual of "a marquis with a wart" helps you connect the meaning and the parts. The right side looks like a person with a small bump.

Start with the 疒 radical: write a dot, then a downward left stroke, followed by a horizontal stroke ending with a hook. Then write 侯 on the right: pay attention to the small vertical stroke inside the left part of 侯 and the right side with a dot and a long right-falling stroke. Common mistakes include making the right side too wide or missing that inner vertical.

瘊 means "wart," a specific skin growth, while 痘 (dòu) refers to pimples or smallpox using 豆 (bean) on the right. 痛 (tòng) means "pain" and uses 甬 (yǒng) on the right. All share the 疒 radical, but their right parts give different meanings.

瘊 appears mainly in medical or everyday talk about warts, like in the common word 瘊子 (hóu zi, wart). It is not in the HSK word list, so it is less common. In Chinese culture, some people use traditional methods like sticky rice or herbal patches to remove warts.

Common words containing 瘊 include: 瘊子 (hóu zi) — wart; 刺瘊 (cì hóu) — common wart; 寻常瘊 (xún cháng hóu) — Common wart (colloquial)..