懂中文 Dong Chinese

痿

wěi

paralysis

Phonosemantic compound. 疒 represents the meaning and 委 represents the sound.

Components
疒 meaning component

疒  Meaning component

nè

  

sick

委 sound component

委  Sound component

wěi, wēi

  

bent, winding

Evolution

痿 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

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

Clerical script

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

Clerical script

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

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

痿  

wěi

paralysis; impotence; atrophy

Most common words with 痿
Freq.
Word
Meaning

阳痿

(med.) impotence

痿

atrophy