瘓 meaning and stroke order
Numbness, paralysis
How to write 瘓, stroke by stroke
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Meaning of 瘓
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- used in 癱瘓|瘫痪[tan1 huan4]
How 瘓 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Sickness.
疒 gives the meaning and 奐 hints at the sound.
Radical: 疒 (sickness), shared by 127 characters on this site.
How to remember 瘓
瘓 is a pictophonetic character. The sickness radical 疒 tells you it is about illness, and 奐 (huàn) gives the sound, so think of a sickness called "huàn" that leaves the body numb and unable to move.
瘓 almost never appears alone. It lives inside the word 癱瘓 (simplified 瘫痪, tānhuàn), which means paralysis in a medical sense and also a system or city coming to a standstill. Example: 大雪让交通瘫痪了。(Dà xuě ràng jiāotōng tānhuàn le.) The heavy snow paralyzed traffic.
Common mistake: Learners often mix up 瘓 with 換 (huàn, to exchange) or 喚 (huàn, to call), since all three share 奐 and the same sound. Only 瘓 has the sickness radical 疒 wrapping around it, so check for that outer frame.
Common words with 瘓
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 癱瘓 | tānhuàn | (medicine) to suffer paralysis; (fig.) to be paralyzed; to break down; to come to a stands | HSK 7-9 |
Questions about 瘓
How many strokes are in 瘓?
瘓 is written with 14 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 瘓 mean?
瘓 (huàn) means numbness, paralysis. A common word with it is 瘫痪 (tānhuàn), meaning "(medicine) to suffer paralysis; (fig.) to be paralyzed; to break down; to come to a stands".
How do you pronounce 瘓?
瘓 is pronounced huàn, in the fourth tone (falling).
What is the radical of 瘓?
The radical of 瘓 is 疒, which carries the idea of "sickness". Dictionaries list 瘓 under this radical.
What is the simplified form of 瘓?
瘓 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 痪, used in mainland China and Singapore.
Can 瘫痪 describe things that are not people?
Yes. It is very common in news for networks, traffic, governments, or factories that stop working. For example, 网络瘫痪 (wǎngluò tānhuàn) means the network has gone down.
Is 瘓 pronounced with the same tone in 瘫痪?
Yes, it keeps the fourth tone: tānhuàn, first tone then fourth tone. In fast speech the second syllable can sound a bit lighter, but it is not written as a neutral tone.