痿

Information about character(s)

Radical: 疒
Radical Strokes: 5
Additional Strokes: 8
Total Strokes: 13

Pronunciation

Pinyin: wěi
Cantonese: wai2
JapaneseKun: NAERU
JapaneseOn: I
Korean: WI
Vietnamese: oải

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: paralysis; impotence

CE-Dict: atrophy

21 Century bidirectional dictionary: 1.weakness and numbness of the limbs

21 Century bidirectional science and technology dictionary: flaccidity - 中醫

說文解字 - Shuowen: 《疒部》痿痹也。从疒委聲。

康熙字典文字版 【午集中】【疒字部】痿
【唐韻】【集韻】【韻會】【正韻】𠀤儒隹切，音甤。【說文】痺疾。【正韻】濕病。一曰兩足不能相及。【內經】陽明虛則宗筋縱，帶脈不引故足痿。當各補其營，通其兪，調其虛實，和其逆順，筋脈骨肉，各以其時，受月則病已。【史記·韓王信傳】僕之思歸，如痿人不忘起。【註】不能行。【前漢·哀帝紀痿痺註】如淳曰：兩足不能過曰痿。師古曰：痿亦痺病也。【枚乗·七發】出與入輦，命曰蹷痿之機。　又【史記·五宗世家】端爲人賊戾，又隂痿。【註】正義曰：不能御婦人。　又【廣韻】於為切【集韻】【韻會】邕危切，𠀤音逶。又【廣韻】人垂切【集韻】儒垂切，𠀤音撋。又【廣韻】【集韻】𠀤於僞切，委去聲。義𠀤同。　又【集韻】鄔賄切，音猥。㾯㾼，風病。或作痿。

CF-Dict: atrophie

Han-De-Dict: Verkümmerung (u.E.) (S)