瘫 tān paralysis
paralysis; palsy; numbness
怎么记住“瘫”: 疒 illness + 难 difficult = paralysis. After the illness, even standing up is difficult for Uncle Wei, and the therapist works patiently on his paralysis.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
瘫 = 疒 illness + 难 difficult
- 疒 illness meaning
- 难 difficult sound
- 又 again
- 隹 short-tailed bird
After the illness, even standing up is difficult for Uncle Wei, and the therapist works patiently on his paralysis.
How it came to be
Illness gives the meaning and the sign for difficult the sound; the simplified form writes that part more simply.
用法
- Paralysis; to go limp/collapse: 瘫痪 (tānhuàn) paralysis, 瘫倒 (tāndǎo) to slump down, 瘫软 (tānruǎn) to go limp with weakness.
- Figuratively, systems 瘫 when they seize up: 系统瘫了 (xìtǒng tān le) the system crashed. Colloquially 瘫在沙发上 to flop onto the couch.