瘫 tān
- Strokes
- 15
- Radical
- 疒 — sickness, disease
- Made of
- 疒 sickness, disease 难 hard, difficult, arduous
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
瘫痪
tānhuàn
to be paralysed; to be paralysed/shut down
Characters in this word
痪 huàn
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 疒 — sickness, disease
- Made of
- 疒 sickness, disease 奂 numerous
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 暴雨导致城市交通瘫痪，上班族被困在路上。 Bàoyǔ dǎozhì chéngshì jiāotōng tānhuàn, shàngbānzú bèi kùn zài lù shàng. The rainstorm paralysed urban traffic, leaving commuters stranded on the road.
- 爷爷中风以后，左半边身子完全瘫痪了。 Yéye zhòngfēng yǐhòu, zuǒ bànbiān shēnzi wánquán tānhuàn le. After his stroke, Grandpa's left side was completely paralysed.
- 机场的系统突然瘫痪，很多航班都延误了。 Jīchǎng de xìtǒng tūrán tānhuàn, hěn duō hángbān dōu yánwù le. The airport's system suddenly went down, and many flights were delayed.
Related words
- 瘫 tān to be paralysed; to collapse
- 瘟疫 wēnyì plague; epidemic
- 酗酒 xùjiǔ to drink excessively; alcohol abuse
- 吸毒 xīdú to take drugs; drug abuse
- 瘾 yǐn addiction; craving
- 抑郁症 yìyùzhèng depression
- 先天 xiāntiān innate; congenital
- 胎儿 tāi'ér foetus
- 胎 tāi foetus; birth; measure word for pregnancies or births
- 孕妇 yùnfù pregnant woman
- 晕头转向 yūntóuzhuànxiàng dizzy and disoriented; utterly confused
- 窒息 zhìxī to suffocate; suffocation