疲 (pí) — weary, tired
Definition
adjective
wearytired
Examples
- 。Tā kàn qǐ lái yì liǎn pí tài.He looks weary.
- ，。Gōng zuò le yì tiān, shēn tǐ hěn pí láo.After a day of work, my body is very tired.
- 疲。Tā pí yú yìng fu gè zhǒng huì yì.He is weary of dealing with various meetings.
Origin
Sound + meaning六书liùshū
形声xíngshēngMost characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.
Meaning part形符xíngfú
疒疒nèsick
疲 pairs 疒, which shows illness, with 皮, which gives its sound; the character means sick and tired.
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