痹 (bì): paralysis, numbness
痹 (bì) is a Chinese character meaning “paralysis.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 疒 (semantic) and 畀 (phonetic). It ranks #2901 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 痹 sickness. Its radical form 疒 (illness) appears in many related characters such as 医 (yī, medicine), 病 (bìng, illness), 疼 (téng, ache).
Definitions
- paralysis
- numbness
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 麻痹verb | má bì | paralysis |
| 小儿麻痹症noun | xiǎo ér má bì zhèng | poliomyelitis |
| 小儿麻痹病毒 | xiǎo ér má bì bìng dú | poliovirus |
| 麻痹大意phrase | má bì dà yì | unwary |
| 小儿麻痹noun | xiǎo ér má bì | polio (poliomyelitis) |
| 脑性麻痹 | nǎo xìng má bì | cerebral palsy |
| 痹证 | bì zhèng | localized pain disorder (in Chinese medicine) |
| 震颤麻痹 | zhèn chàn má bì | palsy |
| 痲痹 | má bì | variant of 麻痺|麻痹 |
痹 appears in 9 compound words: 11 as the first character, 56 as the last, and 33 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 痹 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (3)
Example Sentences
这个痹字在古汉语中有不同的含义。
zhè gě bì zì zài gǔ hàn yǔ zhōng yǒu bù tóng de hán yì .
The character "痹" had different meanings in ancient Chinese.
长期的放射线照射可能导致神经纤维变性、萎缩，从而引发声带麻痹。
cháng qī de fàng shè xiàn zhào shè kě néng dǎo zhì shén jīng qiàn wéi biàn xìng , wěi suō , cóng ér yǐn fā shēng dài má bì .
Long-term exposure to radiation may cause degeneration and atrophy of nerve fibers, leading to vocal cord paralysis.
症状可表现为眩晕、心慌、呼吸急促，手足肌肉麻痹、昏迷等。
zhèng zhuàng kě biǎo xiàn wéi 眩 yūn , xīn huāng , hū xī jí cù , shǒu zú jī ròu má bì , hūn mí děng .
Symptoms may include dizziness, palpitations, shortness of breath, muscle weakness in the hands and feet, and loss of consciousness.
小的艾灸盒可以用于颈部、膝盖等关节处，缓解风湿痹痛、关节酸胀、经络不畅等问题。
xiǎo de ài jiǔ hé kě yǐ yòng yú jǐng bù , xī gài děng guān jié chǔ , huǎn jiě fēng shī bì tòng , guān jié suān zhàng , jīng lào bù chàng děng wèn tí .
Small moxibustion boxes can be used on joints such as the neck and knees to relieve rheumatic pain, joint soreness and swelling, and meridian blockages.
Character Family
Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 疒 (sickness) component
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