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躄

bì
adjective

Meanings

  1. 1 lame in both legs
  2. 2 unable to walk
  3. 3 crippled

Examples

那老人双腿躄了，只能坐着乞讨。
Nà lǎorén shuāngtuǐ bì le, zhǐnéng zuò zhe qǐtǎo.
The old man was lame in both legs and could only sit and beg.
古书里，不能走路的人叫躄。
Gǔshū lǐ, bùnéng zǒulù de rén jiào bì.
In ancient texts, a person who cannot walk is called bì.

Tips

usage
躄 is a rare, classical word for being lame in both legs. The 足 ('foot') base at the bottom directly signals it concerns the legs and walking.

Components

radical
足 zú
foot; leg
足 ('foot') is the meaning-bearing base and index radical, placing 躄 squarely among words about the legs and walking.
phonetic
辟 pì
to open up; law (phonetic)
辟 sits on top and supplies the sound, shifting from pì to bì. It carries no meaning here — purely phonetic.

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Stroke Order

躄 bì