yǎng

to itch

to tickle

sickness (疒) + sheep sound (羊) = itching sensation

疒 is the sickness radical, placed on characters related to illness and bodily discomfort. 羊 mainly contributes the yǎng sound and does not add meaning here.

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我的背很,你能帮我抓一下吗?

wǒ de bèi hěn yǎng,nǐ néng bāng wǒ zhuā yī xià ma?

My back is very itchy; can you scratch it for me?

蚊子咬了我,咬的地方又红又

wén zi yǎo le wǒ,yǎo de dì fang yòu hóng yòu yǎng。

A mosquito bit me, and the bitten spot is both red and itchy.

Words with 痒

隔靴搔痒

gé xuē sāo yǎng

lit. to scratch the outside of the boot (idiom)

七年之痒

qī nián zhī yǎng

seven-year itch

不痛不痒

bù tòng bù yǎng

lit. doesn't hurt, doesn't tickle (idiom); sth is wrong, but not quite sure what

不知痛痒

bù zhī tòng yǎng

numb

不关痛痒

bù guān tòng yǎng

unimportant

心里痒痒

xīn lǐ yǎng yang

(idiom) to feel a strong urge (to do sth)

怕痒

pà yǎng

to be ticklish

手痒

shǒu yǎng

(fig.) to itch (to do sth)

技痒

jì yǎng

to itch to demonstrate one's skill

抓痒

zhuā yǎng

to scratch an itch

搔痒

sāo yǎng

to scratch (an itch)

挠痒痒

náo yǎng yang

to tickle

More characters with 疒