瘫 (tān): paralyzed
瘫 (tān) is a Chinese character meaning “paralyzed.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 疒 (semantic) and 难 (phonetic). It ranks #2647 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 瘫 sickness. Its radical form 疒 (illness) appears in many related characters such as 医 (yī, medicine), 病 (bìng, illness), 疼 (téng, ache).
Definitions
- paralyzed
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 瘫痪 | tān huàn | (medicine) to suffer paralysis |
| 截瘫 | jié tān | paraplegia |
| 脑瘫 | nǎo tān | cerebral palsy |
| 瘫子 | tān zi | paralyzed person |
| 瘫软 | tān ruǎn | limp |
| 偏瘫 | piān tān | paralysis of one side of the body |
| 面瘫 | miàn tān | facial nerve paralysis |
| 北京瘫 | běi jīng tān | "Beijing slouch", sitting posture said to be adopted esp. by Beijingers, popularized by 葛優|葛优[Ge3 You1] |
| 风瘫 | fēng tān | to be paralyzed |
| 陷于瘫痪 | xiàn yú tān huàn | to be paralyzed |
| 疯瘫 | fēng tān | variant of 風癱|风瘫[feng1 tan1] |
瘫 appears in 11 compound words: 27 as the first character, 64 as the last, and 9 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 瘫 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Example Sentences
学习瘫字需要反复练习,才能写得工整。
xué xí tān zì xū yāo fǎn fù liàn xí , cái néng xiě dé gōng zhěng .
Mastering the character "瘫" requires repeated practice to write it neatly.
...“台湾咽喉”?专家曝1炼油副产品 恐一夕瘫痪半导体生产
. . . tái wān yān hóu ? zhuān jiā pù 1 liàn yóu fù chǎn pǐn kǒng yī xī tān huàn bàn dǎo tǐ shēng chǎn
...“Taiwan’s Throat”? Expert Reveals That One Refinery Byproduct Could Paralyze Semiconductor Production Overnight
...直肠癌末期“转移腹膜” 坚持不化疗!痛到瘫在马桶旁爬不起来
. . . zhí cháng ái mò qī zhuǎn yí fù mó jiān chí bù huà liáo ! tòng dào tān zài mǎ tǒng páng pá bù qǐ lái
...Terminal rectal cancer with "peritoneal metastasis"—refusing chemotherapy! The pain is so severe that I’m paralyzed next to the toilet and can’t get up
...普:不担心会重蹈“越战”覆辙 1小时就可瘫痪伊朗电力
. . . pǔ : bù dān xīn huì chóng dǎo yuè zhàn fù zhé 1 xiǎo shí jiù kě tān huàn yī lǎng diàn lì
...Pu: Not Worried About Repeating the Mistakes of the Vietnam War; Iran's Power Grid Could Be Paralyzed in Just One Hour
伊朗局势|霍尔木兹海峡航运瘫痪 全球1成货柜船受困
yī lǎng jú shì huò ěr mù zī hǎi xiá háng yùn tān huàn quán qiú 1 chéng huò guì chuán shòu kùn
Situation in Iran|Shipping in the Strait of Hormuz is paralyzed, and 10% of the world's container ships are trapped
洗苹果别直接冲!没做1事恐酿排水管瘫痪
xǐ píng guǒ bié zhí jiē chōng ! méi zuò 1 shì kǒng niàng pái shuǐ guǎn tān huàn
Don't wash apples directly! If you don't do 1 thing, you may cause the drain pipe to be paralyzed
全面罢工瘫痪了整个国家。
Quánmiàn bàgōng tānhuàn le zhěnggè guójiā.
The general strike paralyzed the whole country.
他的瘫痪正在恶化,不久他就不能下床了。
Tā de tānhuàn zhèngzài èhuà, bù jiǔ tā jiù bù néng xià chuáng le.
His paralysis is progressing, and soon he won't be able to get out of bed.
Character Family
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