瘫痪 tānhuàn▶ อัมพาต

Stroke order

瘫痪 is written in 27 strokes across 2 characters.

• 瘫 — 15 strokes
• 痪 — 12 strokes

Senses

1. (medicine) to suffer paralysis
2. (fig.) to be paralyzed; to break down; to come to a standstill

Related words

• 泰斗ผู้เชี่ยวชาญชั้นนำ
• 贪婪โลภ

瘫痪 is pronounced tānhuàn and means “อัมพาต”. HSK 6 is where this word sits in the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, the exam used to grade Chinese proficiency. Reading 瘫痪 and remembering it are not the same achievement: the first fades within days unless the second is practised. LexiTrail times each review to the edge of forgetting, which is where a repetition is worth the most.