Chinese Word: 萎 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

萎HSK 6

Pinyin: wěi

English Definition: to wither; to drop; to decline; spiritless; Taiwan pr. [wei1]

Chinese Definition:
①干枯衰落：萎谢。萎蔫。萎顿(亦作“委顿”)。萎靡。萎缩。枯萎。

Total strokes: 11; Radical: 艸

Pictophonetic:委 indicates the sound; 艹 (plant) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿱ Above to below
- 艹 [ cǎo ] grass, weed, plant, herb
- 委 [ wěi ] to appoint, to commission, to send

Similar Characters: 蒌委魏

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萎缩	wěi suō	to wither; to dry up (of a plant); to atrophy (of muscle, social custom etc)
枯萎HSK 6	kū wěi	to wilt; to wither; wilted; withered; drained; enervated; exhausted
萎靡	wěi mǐ	dispirited; depressed
萎靡不振	wěi mǐ bù zhèn	dispirited and listless (idiom); downcast
阳萎	yáng wěi	impotence; also written 阳痿

1		yán rè 炎热 shǐ 使 qīng cǎo 青草 dōu 都 kū wěi 枯萎 le 了。 The heat shrivelled up the grass.
2		tā 她 tái qǐ 抬起 tóu 头， kàn dào 看到 yī kē 一颗 kū wěi 枯萎 de 的 shù shàng 树上， hái 还 guà zhe 挂着 jǐ 几 piàn 片 yè zi 叶子。 She looked up and saw a withered tree with a few leaves still hanging on it.