伤

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to injure; injury; wound

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wound · Heisig RSH #822

人 person + reclining + muscle

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

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Word	Pinyin	Meaning
大伤元气	dà shāng yuán qì	to ruin one's constitution
伤不起	shāng bù qǐ	(slang) it's just the pits!; so unfair!; unbearable
伤和气	shāng hé qi	to damage a good relationship; to hurt sb's feelings
无伤大雅	wú shāng dà yǎ	(of a defect etc) to be of no great matter (idiom); harmless
伤人	shāng rén	to injure sb
中伤	zhòng shāng	to slander; to defame; to get hit (by a bullet); to be wounded
伤心	shāng xīn	to grieve; to be broken-hearted; to feel deeply hurt
心伤	xīn shāng	broken-hearted
热伤风	rè shāng fēng	summer cold
皮外伤	pí wài shāng	superficial wound; a bruise
拉伤	lā shāng	to pull; to injure by straining
死伤者	sǐ shāng zhě	casualty (of an accident); dead and wounded
伤病员	shāng bìng yuán	the sick and the wounded
恶语伤人	è yǔ shāng rén	to insult; to direct bad language at sb; to slag off
恶语中伤	è yǔ zhòng shāng	(idiom) to slander viciously
公伤	gōng shāng	(law) injury sustained in the course of official or public duty
伤口	shāng kǒu	wound; cut
伤道	shāng dào	wound track (the path of a bullet through the body)
伤风	shāng fēng	to catch cold
打伤	dǎ shāng	to injure; to wound; to damage