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躄

bì
adjective

Meanings

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

Examples

HSK 5
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.
HSK 7-9
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.

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
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