灸 Stroke Order

灸 [jiǔ] 动 【本义】: 用艾火烧灼。中医的一种疗法 (Original meaning: To burn with moxa. A method of traditional Chinese medicine.) 【造字法】: 形声。从火，久声。 (Character formation: Pictophonetic; consists of 'fire' and 'long-lasting' sound.) 【义项】 1. 同本义 ([En.] cauterize) (Same as the original meaning: to cauterize.) 2. 烧灼 ([En.] burn) (To burn.) 例: 如:灸灼(烧灼) (Example: '灸灼' means to burn.) 3. 拄，支撑 ([En.] support) (To support or prop up.) 引: 《周礼》：灸诸墙，以眡其桡之均也。 (Quote: From "Rites of Zhou": To support the walls to ensure their balance.) 4. 堵塞 ([En.] stop up) (To stop up or block.) 【引】 1. 《说文》：灸，灼也。 (Quote: From "Shuowen": '灸' means to burn.) 2. 向秀《难养生论》：所谓不病而灸，无忧而自默。 (Quote: From Xiang Xiu's "Discussion on Hard-to-Nourish Life": It is said that to be healthy without illness is to be at peace without worry.) 【例】 又如: 灸刺(艾灸和针刺); 灸客(接受灸疗的病人); 灸眉(用艾炷烧灼眉头以治狂疾); 灸师(以灸术治病的医师) (Examples: '灸刺' refers to both moxibustion and acupuncture; '灸客' refers to patients receiving moxibustion therapy; '灸眉' involves burning the eyebrows with moxa to treat manic disorders; '灸师' are physicians who use moxibustion to treat diseases.)