痕
hén
scar
traces
illness radical (疒) + sound hint (艮) = scar or trace left on the body
疒 signals illness or bodily harm, grounding the character in physical damage to the body. 艮 mainly contributes the sound hén; the sickness radical carries the meaning of a wound that lingers.
疒IllnessSemantic
艮A trigram symbolPhonetic
他手上有一道很深的伤痕。
tā shǒu shang yǒu yī dào hěn shēn de shāng hén。
He has a very deep scar on his hand.
地上还留着昨晚下雨的水痕。
dì shang hái liú zhe zuó wǎn xià yǔ de shuǐ hén。
On the ground there are still traces of last night's rain.
Words with 痕
痕迹
hén jì
vestige
吻痕
wěn hén
hickey
污痕
wū hén
blot
不落痕迹
bù luò hén jì
to leave no trace
不着痕迹
bù zhuó hén jì
to leave no trace
伤痕
shāng hén
scar
伤痕累累
shāng hén lěi lěi
cuts and bruises all over the body
凹痕
āo hén
dent
刻痕
kè hén
notch
创痕
chuāng hén
scar (physical or psychological)
划痕
huá hén
a scratch
印痕
yìn hén
mark; print; impression