残疾人 (cán jí rén) — person with a disability; disabled person

Definition

noun

person with a disabilitydisabled person

Measure word · 个

残疾人。
Zhèng fǔ wèi cán jí rén tí gōng le xǔ duō jiù yè jī huì.
The government has provided many job opportunities for people with disabilities.
残疾人。
Zhè ge shè qū de wú zhàng ài shè shī fāng biàn le cán jí rén chū xíng.
The barrier-free facilities in this community make travel easier for people with disabilities.
残疾人。
Nà wèi zuò jiā běn shēn jiù shì yí wèi cán jí rén.
That writer himself is a person with a disability.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

残疾disability

残cánimpaired疾jíillness

联合Coordinate

残疾 names a disability, and 人 names a person, giving a person with a disability.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 殘; 残 is its simplified writing.

歹戔殘

Meaning part形符xíngfú

歹歹dǎivicious, bones

Sound part声符shēngfú

戔

戔jiān殘cán

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 殘 pairs 歹, a bone shape for injury, with 戔 for its sound; the simplified 残 is a later shorthand.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

疒大疾

疾 combines 疒, showing illness, with a form showing an arrow flying toward a person, giving the sense of fast.

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The shape of 人 shows a side view of a standing person, with an arm and a leg.

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