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疲

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Old HSK
Level 5
Strokes
10
Radical
疒 +5
Structure
Upper-left enclosure 左上包
Traditional
疲
Common rank
#2,220
Unicode
U+75B2

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Formation & memory

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How 疲 is formed

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

疒 meaning “sickness” + 皮 sound ( pí )

Components 疒 皮

How to remember it

fatigued · Heisig RSH #2666

sickness + 皮 covering

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Words with 疲

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

WordPinyinMeaning
精疲力尽 jīng pí lì jìn spirit weary, strength exhausted (idiom); spent; drained; washed out
慢性疲劳症候群 màn xìng pí láo zhèng hòu qún chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS)
乐此不疲 lè cǐ bù pí (idiom) to enjoy sth and never tire of it
金属疲劳 jīn shǔ pí láo metal fatigue
审美疲劳 shěn měi pí láo aesthetic fatigue
疲劳症 pí láo zhèng fatigue
疲于奔命 pí yú bēn mìng (idiom) terribly busy; up to one's ears in work
身心俱疲 shēn xīn jù pí physically and emotionally exhausted
筋疲力尽 jīn pí lì jìn body weary, strength exhausted (idiom); extremely tired; spent
精疲力竭 jīng pí lì jié spirit weary, strength exhausted (idiom); spent; drained; washed out
不知疲倦 bù zhī pí juàn untiring; not recognizing tiredness
疲劳 pí láo fatigue; wearily; weariness; weary
疲态 pí tài fatigued look; signs of weariness; (fig.) weakness (in the stock market etc)
疲软 pí ruǎn tired and feeble
疲累 pí lèi tired; exhausted
疲弱 pí ruò tired; weak; exhausted
疲困 pí kùn tired; fatigued; (economics) weak; sluggish
疲惫不堪 pí bèi bù kān exhausted; fatigued to the extreme
疲乏 pí fá tired; weary
疲塌 pí ta variant of 疲沓[pi2 ta5]

Sound family

Characters sharing the sound component 皮 — compare how they read.

CharacterPinyinMeaning
皮 sound part pí skin, hide, fur, feathers
波 bō waves, ripples, breakers; undulations
破 pò to break, to rout; to ruin, to destroy
被 bèi bedding; a passive particle meaning "by"
坡 pō slope, hillside, embankment
彼 bǐ that, those, the other
玻 bō glass
颇 pō rather, quite; partial, biased
陂 bēi dam, embankment; reservoir
簸 bǒ dustpan; to winnow, to toss
跛 bǒ lame
帔 pèi cape, robe, skirt
铍 pí beryllium