体癣

體癬
tǐxuǎn
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 ringworm of the body
  2. 2 tinea corporis

Examples

HSK 7-9
Tǐxuǎn shì yì zhǒng zhēnjūn gǎnrǎn, huì chuánrǎn.
Body ringworm is a fungal infection, and it is contagious.
HSK 7-9
Tā gēbo shàng zhǎng le yì quān yì quān de hóngbān, yīshēng shuō shì tǐxuǎn.
He had ring-shaped red patches on his arm, and the doctor said it was ringworm.

Tips

usage
癣 infections are named by where they grow: 头癣 (scalp), 体癣 (body), 股癣 (groin), 手癣 (hands) and 脚癣 (feet). Body ringworm spreads as red rings with a scaly edge and a clearer center, which gives it its English name.

Stroke Order

体 tǐ
癣 xuǎn