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The character "痪" is the modern simplified form of the traditional character "瘓", which is composed of the disease radical "疒" indicating illness or affliction, and the phonetic component "奐". The character's core meaning has consistently pertained to paralysis or loss of motor function, a semantic focus inherited directly from its use in the classical Chinese compound "癱瘓". Over time, while retaining its primary medical sense of physical paralysis, the term has broadened in application to describe systemic failures or complete inoperability in abstract contexts, such as a paralyzed organization or collapsed infrastructure. This conceptual expansion illustrates how the character’s specific pathological denotation provided a metaphorical foundation for describing states of total dysfunction, with its structural composition continuing to anchor its meaning in the realm of debilitating incapacity.
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他的身体瘫痪了。
车祸导致他瘫痪。
瘫痪病人需要特殊照顾。
这种疾病可能引起瘫痪。
经过治疗，他的瘫痪症状减轻了。
突如其来的中风使他全身瘫痪。
医生正在研究瘫痪的神经修复方法。
尽管瘫痪多年，他依然保持着乐观的心态。