Taxonomy of meanings for 疲:　　

  • 疲 pí (OC: bral MC: bɯiɛ) 符羈切 平 廣韻：【勞也乏也 】
    • TIRED
      • vibe exhausted vt-pass ???
      • v[adN]pluralthe exhausted
      • vtoNcausativecause to be exhausted
      • vt+prep+NPab{ACT}be too exhausted to V
      • vadNworn-out, tired-out
      • vichangeget exhausted after hard work
      • VPadNtired out; worn out
      • VPibe worn out; be tired out
      • VPibe very exhausted
    • LAZY
      • WEAK
        • SLIM
          • OLD
            • STOP

              Additional information about 疲

              說文解字: 【疲】，勞也。 〔小徐本作「勞力也。」〕 从疒、皮聲。 【符羈切】

                Criteria
              • TIRED

                1. The general purpose word for communal exhaustion is pì 罷 (ant. zhuàng 壯 "in strong shape"); the general word for the state of exhaustion of an individual is juàn 倦. 不倦 refers to tireless activity, 不饜 refers to tireless receptivity. See DISSATISFIED.

                2. Pí 疲 and bèi 憊 typically refer to a relatively mild state of exhaustion.

                3. Bì 弊 refers to a desperate state of exhaustion.

                4. Láo 勞 refers to the state of exhaustion after extended lasting effort.

                5. Dān 殫 refers not so much to the subjective feeling of exhaustion as to the objective inability to continue an activity for lack of further energy.

                6. Qú 劬, a very poetic word, and the less poetic qín 勤, focus on the effort that brings about tiredness.

                7. Cuì 瘁 is a poetic word referring to weariness.

                8. Qiáo cuì 憔悴 refers to a weariness born of exhaustion.

                9. Láo 老 refers specifically to exhaustion of soldiers.

                10. Yàn 厭 refers specifically to being tired of, and thus fed up with something.