衄
nosebleed
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Readings
On'yomi
- ジク
Kun'yomi
- はなぢ
Meaning
衄 centers on bleeding from the nose: a nosebleed.
Most common words using 衄
- 敗衄はいじく
defeat; loss
Study
Etymology
衄 combines 血 (blood) with 丑, which likely contributes the sound. The character specifically denotes nosebleed.
Meaning mnemonic
Blood 血 flows from the nose, and the right side 丑 looks like a twisted face or a hand trying to stop the flow. Imagine a sudden nosebleed.
Reading mnemonic
For ジク, picture a jigsaw puzzle piece shaped like 丑 soaked in blood 血: jigsaw -> ジク, and the blood drips from your nose.