遂 (suí) — (bound morpheme) used exclusively in 半身不遂 (hemiplegia, paralysis of half the body)
Definition
Bound morpheme, never used alone — appears only in the medical term 半身不遂 ('hemiplegia'). On its own it carries no independent meaning for learners.
bound form
(bound morpheme) used exclusively in 半身不遂 (hemiplegia, paralysis of half the body)
Examples
- ，。Tā yé ye dé le bàn shēn bù suí, zǒu lù hěn kùn nan.His grandfather got hemiplegia and has difficulty walking.
- 。Bàn shēn bù suí de huàn zhě xū yào cháng qī kāng fù xùn liàn.Patients with hemiplegia need long-term rehabilitation training.
- 。Yī shēng shuō tā fù qīn de bàn shēn bù suí shì zhòng fēng yǐn qǐ de.The doctor said his father's hemiplegia was caused by a stroke.
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
辵辵chuò
Sound part声符shēngfú
㒸
㒸㒸遂suì
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.
遂 is made of 辵 and 㒸; 㒸 gives the sound, and the original form 㒸 does not refer to pigs.
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