伤

• 拼音: shāng
• 汉字拆解: 伤 = 亻(person) + simplified wound component — from traditional 傷, depicting a person who has suffered a wound

含义

To injure; to wound; injury. Refers to physical harm or emotional hurt.

A versatile word used both as a verb (to hurt/injure) and as a noun (wound/injury). Works for both physical injuries (受伤 = get injured) and emotional pain (伤感情 = hurt feelings). Very common in daily conversation, medical contexts, and figurative expressions. Often appears in compound words like 伤口 (wound), 伤害 (harm), and 受伤 (get hurt).

例句

1. 他打篮球的时候不小心伤了脚。
2. 这次事故中有三个人受伤了。
3. 你说的话太重了，伤了她的心。

用法指南

语境: health, sports, accidents, emotions

语气: concerned

正确说法

• 你伤到哪里了？让我看看。(Where did you get hurt? Let me see.)
• 这个伤不严重，过几天就好了。(This injury isn't serious — it'll heal in a few days.)

错误说法

• 我的头很伤。(Don't use 伤 alone as an adjective for pain — say 我的头受伤了 or 我头疼 for a headache.)

起源与历史

伤 combines 亻(person) with a phonetic component, originally depicting a person who has been wounded. The traditional form 傷 more clearly shows the sense of bodily damage.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal