lame

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components
足 meaning component

  Meaning component

  

foot

皮 sound component

  Sound component

  

skin

Evolution

跛 Seal script Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

Seal script

Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
跛 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
跛 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
跛 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

lame; to limp; crippled

Most common words with 跛
Freq.
Word
Meaning

lame

跛子

lame person

跛脚

to limp