痘 dòu
: pimple; pustule
Kun Reading
痘 | いも imo
noun
: (Colloquialism) (Abbreviation) smallpox; variola
: pockmark; pock
On Reading
とう tou
Usage:
痘痕 dou4hen2: pockmark
種[种]痘 zhong3dou4: vaccination
痘痕 dou4hen2: pockmark
[いも imo OR あばた abata OR とうこん toukon: pockmark]
痘痂 dou4jia1: pockmark; smallpox scab
痘瘢 dou4ban1: pock mark
痘皰[疱] dou4pao4: pimple
青春痘 qing1 chun1 dou4: acne
痘苗 dou4miao2: vaccine [とうびょう toubyou]
水痘 shui3dou4: chickenpox; Varicella zoster [すいとう suitou]
雞[鸡]痘 ji1dou4: Varicella
牛痘 niu2dou4: cowpox [ぎゅうとう gyuutou]
種[种]痘 zhong3dou4: vaccination
[種痘 | しゅとう shutou: (smallpox) vaccination; inoculation]
Japanese expression
痘痕も靨 | あばたもえくぼ abata mo ekubo
: love is blind; lit: (when in love) even pockmarks are dimples
Etymology:
象形 Pictographic .
疒 (ne4: sickness radical #104) suggests the meaning while
豆 (dou4: bean) provides the sound.
象形 Pictographic .
疒 (ne4: sickness radical #104) suggests the meaning while
豆 (dou4: bean) provides the sound.
Examples:
這孩子有水痘的症狀。
zhe4 hai2zi you3 shui3dou4 de zheng4zhuang4.
The child has a case of chicken pox.
Resources: Chinese Dictionary | Japanese Dictionary
