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瘸 qué lameness

lameness; lame

How to remember 瘸: 疒 illness + 加 add + 肉 meat = lameness. The old farm dog has an illness in his hip, so the vet tells them to add less meat to his bowl to ease his lameness.

  • HSK 8
  • 16 strokes
  • Radical 疒

Component breakdown

瘸 = 疒 illness + 𦙲

  • 疒 illness
  • 𦙲
    • 加 add
      • 力 power
      • 口 mouth
    • 肉 meat
The Gushi story

The old farm dog has an illness in his hip, so the vet tells them to add less meat to his bowl to ease his lameness.

How it is used

  • Lame / to limp - 瘸腿 (quétuǐ) a lame leg / to be lame, 瘸子 (quézi) a lame person (blunt/impolite), 一瘸一拐 (yìqué-yìguǎi) to limp along, hobbling. Colloquial and concrete.