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疙瘩

gēda

lump; knot; problem; grudge

A hand pulls the end of a rope with a big knot
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Characters in this word

疙 gē

Strokes
8
Radical
疒 — sickness, disease
Made of
疒 sickness, disease 乞 to beg
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 疙

瘩 da

Strokes
14
Radical
疒 — sickness, disease
Made of
疒 sickness, disease 荅 to answer
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 瘩

Example phrases

  • 他心里一直有个疙瘩,觉得当年的道歉来得太晚。 Tā xīnli yìzhí yǒu ge gēda, juéde dāngnián de dàoqiàn lái de tài wǎn. He has always had a knot in his heart, feeling that the apology back then came too late.
  • 他被蚊子咬了,手上起了一个红疙瘩。 Tā bèi wénzi yǎo le, shǒu shang qǐ le yí ge hóng gēda. A mosquito bit him, and a red lump came up on his hand.
  • 两个人聊开了以后,多年的疙瘩终于解开了。 Liǎng ge rén liáo kāi le yǐhòu, duō nián de gēda zhōngyú jiě kāi le. After the two of them started talking, the grudge of many years was finally resolved.

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