05067 Chinese character of 痘 and pronounce dau6

The Chinese character【痘】that we will explain today is a word that describes skin or health. It is mainly used for the following meanings:

Herpes. Explanation: (1) Varicella: An acute infectious disease caused by a virus in young children, characterized by fever and maculopapular vesicles, with a course of about one week. (2) Acne: White deposits of oil formed under the skin due to endocrine disorders during adolescence. (3) Smallpox is caused by a filterable virus in cattle. The serum is made into a vaccine and inoculated into humans to prevent smallpox.

This section provides the pronunciation of the Chinese character.

Mandarin Pinyin of 【痘】:dòu

Cantonese Jyutping of 【痘】:dau6

Here’s a brief introduction to the basic aspects of the character 【痘】︰

Here are some situations where you can use【痘】, for example:Describing skin or health , It means mainly herpes .The elaborate meanings of Chinese characters allow for specialized applications that might not be fully expressed here.

【痘】is a fundamental term that integrates with others to create meaningful expressions, such as【天花痘、麻疹痘】(Mandarin Pinyin:tiān huā dòu 、má zhěn dòu/ Cantonese Jyutping:tin1 faa1 dau6 、maa4 can2 dau6)

The number of strokes required for this character is 12 ,It is a highly difficult Chinese character that is rarely used in daily life and has a lower frequency of usage,The following sentence showcases how this character is used.:


他因患天花而留下了痘疤。

He had pockmarks from smallpox.


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