灸

jiǔ

Radical: 火 pictophonetic

Components & Etymology

灸 decomposes into the following components:

久 火

Semantic component: 火; phonetic component: 久.

Words containing 灸

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 灸.

灸法
jiǔ fǎ
砭灸
biān jiǔ
see 砭灸術|砭灸术[bian1 jiu3 shu4]
艾灸
ài jiǔ
moxibustion (Chinese medicine)
针灸
zhēn jiǔ
acupuncture and moxibustion
砭灸术
biān jiǔ shù
acupuncture and moxibustion (Chinese medicine)
艾条灸
ài tiáo jiǔ
艾炷灸
ài zhù jiǔ
无病自灸
wú bìng zì jiǔ
lit. to prescribe moxibustion for oneself when not ill
艾条温和灸
ài tiáo wēn hé jiǔ
艾条雀啄灸
ài tiáo què zhuó jiǔ

Related characters (radical 火)

Characters that share the radical 火.

火 灭 灯 灰 灶 灼 災 灾 灿 炀 炅 炆 炉 炊 炎 炏 炒 炔 炕 炖 炙 炜 炝 炤

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