痹 bì numbness
numbness; paralysis; numbess
How to remember 痹: 疒 illness + 畀 to give = numbness. The long illness leaves the pianist's fingers weak, and when he tries to give a concert, his hands freeze in numbness.
Component breakdown
痹 = 疒 illness + 畀 to give
- 疒 illness
- 畀 to give
The long illness leaves the pianist's fingers weak, and when he tries to give a concert, his hands freeze in numbness.
How it is used
- Numbness/paralysis - chiefly 麻痹 (mábì): numbness (面部麻痹 facial palsy), and crucially the figurative sense of letting one's guard down - 麻痹大意 (mábì-dàyì) to be off-guard and careless, 思想麻痹 (sīxiǎng mábì) mental complacency.