疼téng
to ache, hurt. 10 strokes, radical 疒, first met in HSK 2.
What 疼 is made of
疒 (nè, sickness) and 冬 (dōng, winter).
疒 carries the meaning — sickness — and 冬 carries the sound.
How to write 疼
Strokes 1–5 write 疒, then strokes 6–10 write 冬.
Free, with no account: the app draws each stroke, then you write it and it says which stroke went wrong.
Print a 米字格 practice sheet for 疼
Words that use 疼
| 疼 | to ache, hurt 指身体某部位感到痛 他的肌肉略微有点疼。His muscles are a little sore. Lesson 72, 体育场 · 晨钟暮鼓与格物穷理 · Daily Rhythms & Inquiry into Nature |
| 心疼 | to feel bad for, be distressed for 指见人辛劳而感到怜惜 群众心疼邮递员的劳累。Residents felt for the exhausted mail carrier. Lesson 505, 坚定信念 · 行稳致远与和衷共济 · Resilient Strides & Sincere Accord |
| 疼痛 | pain, to ache 指身体难受的感觉 病人的疼痛减轻了不少。The patient's pain eased a good deal. Lesson 649, 特快送药 · 商道诚信与金融稳健 · Commercial Integrity & Financial Stability |
| 头疼 | headache, a real bother 指感到烦恼为难 最终的评选结果迟迟没有透露，让不少人有点头疼。That gave quite a few people a headache. Lesson 653, 铜牌评选 · 生态文明与绿水青山 · Ecological Balance & Environmental Harmony |
Characters that share the sound part 冬
Written with the same phonetic, so their readings tend to rhyme with each other.
More characters with the radical 疒
All 8 of them, and what the radical means, on the 疒 radical page.