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Meaning of 灸
Pinyin
jiǔ
Radical
火
Strokes
7
Definition
cauterize
Usage
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灸 [jiǔ]
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【本义】: 用艾火烧灼。中医的一种疗法
(Original meaning: To cauterize with mugwort fire. A method of traditional Chinese medicine.)
【造字法】: 形声。从火，久声。
(Character formation: Phono-semantic compound. The component from "fire" and the sound "jiǔ".)
【义项】:
1. 同本义 [En. cauterize]
(Same original meaning: To cauterize.)
2. 烧灼 [En. burn]
(To burn.)
例: 如: 灸灼 (burn); 灸发 (burn hair)
(Example: E.g., cauterizing; burning hair.)
3. 拄，支撑 [En. support]
引: 《周礼》: 灸诸墙，以眡其桡之均也。
(Quotation: "The Book of Rites": Cauterize the walls to observe their evenness.)
4. 堵塞 [En. stop up]
(To stop up.)
【引】:
1. 《说文》：灸，灼也。
(From "Shuowen": Cauterize means to scorch.)
2. 向秀《难养生论》：所谓不病而灸，无忧而自默。
(From Xiang Xiu's "On Difficulties in Health Maintenance": It is said that one can be cauterized without illness and be worry-free and silent.)
【例】:
又如:灸刺 (艾灸和针刺); 灸客 (接受灸疗的病人); 灸眉 (用艾炷烧灼眉头以治狂疾); 灸师 (以灸术治病的医师)
(Also: Cauterization and acupuncture; patient undergoing moxibustion therapy; cauterizing the eyebrows to treat mania; doctor using moxibustion to treat illness.)
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Input Method for 灸
Pinyin
jiu3
Wubi
qyou
Cangjie
nof
Zhengma
rsuo
Four Corner
27809
Unicode
U+7078
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