痺 (bei3 | bi4) : numbness

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痺

bei3

bi4

numbness; rheumatism; ache; paralysis

痺 and 痹 are same character of variant forms. China has chosen 痹 as standard form whereas HK (朗文中文新詞典, Education Bureau website) and Taiwan (遠流活用國語辭典) have chosen 痺 as standard.

Stroke count: 13

Level: 2

Radical: 疒 (#104)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

痺 / 痹

This word has been viewed 4549 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 4th Dec 2013 10:44

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靚到痺 leng3 dou3 bei3 = beautiful, stunning, gorgeous (paralyzed by beauty) 粵

使麻痺 sai2 maa4 bei3 shi3 ma2 bi4 = paralyze

麻痺 maa4 bei3 ma2 bi4 = paralysis

骨痺 gwat1 bei3 gu3 bi4 = bone soreness; [粵]: over sentimental; sweet talking

痲痺 maa4 bei3 ma2 bi4 = paralysis; anaesthetization; anesthesia; lull; numbness; palsy

震顫麻痺 zan3 zin3 maa4 bei3 = shaking palsy, Parkinson's disease

瘀到痺 jyu2 dou3 bei3 yu1 dao4 bi4 = to be extremely embarrassed 粵

小兒麻痺 siu2 ji4 maa4 bei3 xiao3 er2 ma2 bi4 = polio (poliomyelitis)

小兒麻痺病毒 siu2 ji4 maa4 bei3 beng6 duk6 xiao3 er2 ma2 bi4 bing4 du2 = poliovirus

小兒麻痺症 siu2 ji4 maa4 bei3 zing3 xiao3 er2 ma2 bi4 zheng4 = poliomyelitis; infantile paralysis

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 痺
Unicode code for this character: U+75fa (off-site link)

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