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Usage of the character 癢

yǎng
[癢]
  • to itch
  • to tickle
jìyǎng
技痒
[技癢]
  • to itch to demonstrate one's skill
yǎngyang
痒痒
[癢癢]
  • to itch
  • to tickle
sāoyǎng
搔痒
[搔癢]
  • to scratch (an itch)
  • to tickle
fāyǎng
发痒
[發癢]
  • to tickle
  • to itch
píyǎng
皮痒
[皮癢]
  • (coll.) to need a spanking
shǒuyǎng
手痒
[手癢]
  • (fig.) to itch (to do sth)
tòngyǎng
痛痒
[痛癢]
  • pain and itch
  • sufferings
  • importance
  • consequence
pàyǎng
怕痒
[怕癢]
  • to be ticklish
sàoyǎng
瘙痒
[瘙癢]
  • to itch
  • itchiness
zhuāyǎng
抓痒
[抓癢]
  • to scratch an itch
yángyǎngyì
羊痒疫
[羊癢疫]
  • scrapie (prion disease of sheep)
sàoyǎngbìng
瘙痒病
[瘙癢病]
  • scrapie (prion disease of sheep)
sàoyǎngzhèng
瘙痒症
[瘙癢症]
  • pruritus
  • itchy skin
náoyǎngyang
挠痒痒
[撓癢癢]
  • to tickle
yǎngyangnáo
痒痒挠
[癢癢撓]
  • backscratcher (made from bamboo etc)
géxuēsāoyǎng
隔靴搔痒
[隔靴搔癢]
  • lit. to scratch the outside of the boot (idiom)
  • fig. beside the point
  • ineffectual
xīnlǐyǎngyang
心里痒痒
[心裡癢癢]
  • (idiom) to feel a strong urge (to do sth)
bùzhītòngyǎng
不知痛痒
[不知痛癢]
  • numb
  • unfeeling
  • indifferent
  • inconsequential
shīduōbùyǎng
虱多不痒
[蝨多不癢]
  • many fleas, but unconcerned (idiom); no point in worrying about one debt when one has so many others
  • Troubles never come singly.
  • It never rains but it pours.
wúguāntòngyǎng
无关痛痒
[無關痛癢]
  • not to affect sb; irrelevant; of no importance; insignificant
qīniánzhīyǎng
七年之痒
[七年之癢]
  • seven-year itch
yángsàoyǎngzhèng
羊瘙痒症
[羊瘙癢症]
  • scrapie (prion disease of sheep)
bùtòngbùyǎng
不痛不痒
[不痛不癢]
  • lit. doesn't hurt, doesn't tickle (idiom); sth is wrong, but not quite sure what
  • fig. not getting to any matter of substance
  • scratching the surface
  • superficial
  • perfunctory
bùguāntòngyǎng
不关痛痒
[不關痛癢]
  • unimportant
  • of no consequence
yángsàoyǎngbìng
羊瘙痒病
[羊瘙癢病]
  • scrapie (prion disease of sheep)
shīziduōlebùyǎng,zhàiduōlebùchóu
虱子多了不痒,债多了不愁
[虱子多了不癢,債多了不愁]
  • lit. covered with lice, one doesn't feel the itching anymore; up to one's ears in debt, one ceases to worry about it (idiom)
  • fig. to be past worrying (about sth)