Definitions

tān (adjective) paralyzed

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound. Simplified form of .

Semantic: Phonetic:

About

The character 瘫, whose traditional form is 癱, is structured with the sickness radical 疒 alongside the component 难, a simplification of 難 which primarily functions as a phonetic element. Etymologically, the character has always been associated with medical conditions, originally specifying physical paralysis or the loss of muscle function. Its meaning later extended beyond the physiological to describe any system or entity that has broken down or become inoperative, such as a collapsed economy or a failed network, while its fundamental sense of paralysis remained unchanged.

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痪在床上。

Tā tānhuàn zài chuáng shàng.

He is paralyzed on the bed.

爷爷因中风痪了。

Yéye yīn zhòngfēng tānhuàn le.

Grandpa became paralyzed due to a stroke.

他累得倒在沙发上。

Tā lèi de tāndǎo zài shāfā shàng.

He was so tired that he collapsed on the sofa.

听到坏消息,她浑身软。

Tīng dào huài xiāoxi, tā húnshēn tānruǎn.

Upon hearing the bad news, her whole body went limp.

事故导致他下半身痪。

Shìgù dǎozhì tā xiàbànshēn tānhuàn.

The accident caused paralysis in his lower body.

连续工作三天后,他几乎掉了。

Liánxù gōngzuò sān tiān hòu, tā jīhū tān diào le.

After working continuously for three days, he almost collapsed.

看到那恐怖的一幕,他吓得坐在地上。

Kàn dào nà kǒngbù de yīmù, tā xià de tān zuò zài dìshàng.

Seeing that terrifying scene, he was so scared that he sat paralyzed on the ground.

尽管经过多年康复治疗,他的痪症状仍未完全缓解。

Jǐnguǎn jīngguò duōnián kāngfù zhìliáo, tā de tānhuàn zhèngzhuàng réng wèi wánquán huǎnjiě.

Despite years of rehabilitation therapy, his paralysis symptoms have not completely alleviated.