weary, tired

is composed of 疒 (sick) and (skin, leather). 疒 means sickness, is the picture of flaying animal skin by hand. Human tools were not advanced in ancient times, so people flayed animal skin by hand, which is very tiring.

Vocabulary of 疲

  • 疲倦 (tired)
  • 疲弱 (weak)

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