paralysis

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound. Simplified form of .

Components
疒 meaning component

  Meaning component

  

sick

畀 sound component

  Sound component

  

to give

Evolution

痹 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
痹 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
痹 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
痹 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

paralysis, numbness

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paralysis; numbness

Most common words with 痹
Freq.
Word
Meaning

麻痹

paralysis

paralysis

小儿麻痹症

poliomyelitis

麻痹大意

unwary

小儿麻痹

polio (poliomyelitis)