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Kanji Detail for 癰 - "carbuncle"
癰
- Meaning
癰 means "carbuncle."
Carbuncle - A malignant swelling; a boil.
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
boil; carbuncle
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
carbuncle, sore, ulcer, abscess
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
carbuncle
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
ulcer, sore, carbuncle, abcess
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
癰疽 (carbuncle and ulcer). A general term for external conditions. The old explanation says red and swollen ones are 癰. Those not red and swollen are 疽. Carbuncles often grow where muscles are thick and firm. Ulcers mostly grow where joints are deeply recessed. All caused by poor blood circulation and toxins accumulating. | Thin, emaciated. Also written as 臞.
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