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愈合

yùhé

to heal

A person gently unwraps a bandage from a nearly healed arm
Memory picture

Characters in this word

愈 yù

Strokes
13
Radical
心 — heart
Made of
俞 to consent, to approve 心 heart
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

合 hé

Strokes
6
Radical
口 — mouth
Made of
亼 to assemble, to gather together 口 mouth

Example phrases

  • 伤口表面虽然已经愈合,内部组织仍需要一段时间恢复。 Shāngkǒu biǎomiàn suīrán yǐjīng yùhé, nèibù zǔzhī réng xūyào yí duàn shíjiān huīfù. Although the surface of the wound has already healed, the internal tissue still needs time to recover.
  • 医生说伤口愈合得很好,过几天就可以拆线了。 Yīshēng shuō shāngkǒu yùhé de hěn hǎo, guò jǐ tiān jiù kěyǐ chāixiàn le. The doctor said the wound is healing very well and the stitches can be removed in a few days.
  • 小时候的腿伤早已愈合,只留下一个浅浅的疤。 Xiǎoshíhou de tuǐ shāng zǎoyǐ yùhé, zhǐ liúxià yīgè qiǎnqiǎn de bā. The leg injury from childhood healed long ago, leaving only a faint scar.

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