TSUMUGU · TOCFL 5 (est.) · 詞
針灸
word · TOCFL 5 (est.)
ㄓㄣ ㄐㄧㄡˇ · zhēnjiǔ
noun — acupuncture (and moxibustion)
字源 FORM — what the parts do
針needle (打針)zhēn金 — the metal needle 灸moxibustion, to cauterise (艾灸)jiǔ火 — burning moxa on the skin; 久 gives the sound 針灸，打針的針，艾灸的灸。