téng

(it) hurts; sore

to love dearly

sickness (疒) + winter sound (冬) = it hurts, dearly loved

The sickness radical 疒 carries the meaning: this is something the body suffers. 冬 lends the sound téng and does not contribute semantically.

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Words with 疼

酸疼

suān téng

(of muscles) to ache

头疼

tóu téng

headache

偏疼

piān téng

to favor a junior

好了伤疤忘了疼

hǎo le shāng bā wàng le téng

to forget past pains once the wound has healed (idiom)

崽卖爷田不心疼

zǎi mài yé tián bù xīn téng

lit. the child sells the father's farm without regret (idiom)

心疼

xīn téng

to love dearly

慢性疼痛

màn xìng téng tòng

chronic pain

止疼片

zhǐ téng piān

painkiller

烧灼疼

shāo zhuó téng

burning pain

生疼

shēng téng

extremely painful

疼惜

téng xī

to cherish

疼爱

téng ài

to love dearly; to dote on (sb)

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