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瘓
huàn
verb

Meanings

  1. 1 to be paralyzed

Examples

HSK 7-9
那场事故使他下半身瘫痪。
Nà chǎng shìgù shǐ tā xiàbànshēn tānhuàn.
The accident left him paralyzed below the waist.
HSK 7-9
暴风雪使全市交通陷入瘫痪。
Bàofēngxuě shǐ quánshì jiāotōng xiànrù tānhuàn.
The storm brought city traffic to a standstill.

Tips

usage
This character appears only in 瘫痪 (tānhuàn). Beyond the medical sense of paralysis, it is widely used figuratively for systems, traffic, or organizations grinding to a complete halt.

Components

radical
疒 nè
sickness
The sickness radical 疒 (Kangxi radical 104), a person on a sickbed, wraps the top and left. It marks this as a medical condition, here paralysis.
phonetic
奂 huàn
phonetic element
The inner part is read huàn and supplies the exact sound. The same phonetic appears in 换 (to exchange) and 焕 (glowing).

Stroke Order

痪 huàn