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蔫
Pinyin: niān
English Definition: to fade; to wither; to wilt; listless
Chinese Definition:
①植物失去水分而萎缩：花蔫了。
②精神不振，不活泼：他这几天蔫了。蔫头耷脑。
③不声不响，悄悄：蔫不声。蔫溜儿。蔫儿拱。
Antonyms: 欢
Total strokes: 14; Radical: 艸
Pictophonetic: 焉 indicates the sound; 艹 (grass) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • ⿱ Above to below
    • 艹 [ cǎo ] grass, weed, plant, herb
    • 焉 [ yān ] why? where? how?; strange; thereupon, then
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Example Words
蔫头耷脑 niān tóu dā nǎo dejected; listless; droopy (idiom)
发蔫 fā niān to wilt; to droop; to appear listless
蔫儿 niān r erhua variant of 蔫
蔫儿坏 niān r huài appearing genuine, but actually nasty or devious; see also 蔫土匪
蔫呼呼 niān hū hū weak and indecisive
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