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The character "跛" conveys the meaning of lameness or an impaired gait, and its construction combines the foot radical ⻊ with the component 皮, which functions phonetically to suggest pronunciation while loosely implying an external, visible condition. Etymologically, this semantic-phonetic blend anchors the character's sense squarely in the realm of physical locomotion, specifically denoting a limp or disability in walking. Over time, its core meaning has maintained a consistent focus on describing an uneven or hindered manner of movement, though in classical texts it occasionally broadened to metaphorically suggest general imbalance or flaw. The character's structural integrity has remained largely static, preserving its clear compositional logic where the radical directs meaning and the component cues sound.
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他的脚有点跛。
那个跛脚的人走得很慢。
他因车祸而跛了一条腿。
即使跛了，他也没有放弃梦想。
这次受伤可能导致他永久性跛行。
这位将军在战场上负伤，从此走路微跛。
那只跛足的小狗依然快乐地摇着尾巴。
不要嘲笑他人的身体缺陷，比如口吃或者跛行。