痪 huàn numbness
numbness; paralysis
How to remember 痪: 疒 illness + 奂 numerous = numbness. The illness kept Grandpa in bed for numerous weeks, and now his left leg shows the first signs of numbness.
Component breakdown
痪 = 疒 illness + 奂 numerous
- 疒 illness
- 奂 numerous
The illness kept Grandpa in bed for numerous weeks, and now his left leg shows the first signs of numbness.
How it is used
- Occurs in 瘫痪 (tānhuàn): paralysis - medically, to be paralyzed (下肢瘫痪 paralyzed in the legs), and figuratively of systems shutting down: 交通瘫痪 (jiāotōng tānhuàn) traffic at a standstill, 网络瘫痪 the network crashing.