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凋
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be withered

HSK 10
Nature →Plants
diāo
チョウ
しぼ.む
조
Phonosemantic compound. 冫 represents the meaning and 周 represents the sound.
Components
冫 ice+ 周 circumference =
凋 be withered
冫 Meaning component
bīng ice
冫 is a component form of 冰.
周 Phonetic component
zhōu circumference
week
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Notes
Similar Characters
冬 winter冱 closed况 condition (simp)冷 cold冻 cold (simp)冽 cold and raw净 cleanse (simp)凄 bitter (simp)凇 dewdrop凈 purify (trad)凉 disheartened (simp)凌 bully凍 freeze (trad/jp)减 subtract (simp)凑 piece (simp)凛 shiver (simp)凜 to shiver with (trad)凝 congeal寒 frigid冯 gallop (simp)
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
凋
Regular
Modern
Chinese
凋 [diāo]
withered
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (6)
凋谢 [diāo​xiè] #19,835
to wither
凋谢 [diāo​xiè] #19,835
to wither
凋零 [diāo​líng] #24,668
withered
凋落 [diāo​luò] #53,513
to wither (and drop off)
凋敝 [diāo​bì] #50,025
impoverished
民生凋敝 [mín​shēng​diāo​bì] #62,964
the people's livelihood is reduced to destitution (idiom); a time of famine and impoverishment
JAPANESE WORDS (7)
⭐ 萎む [しぼむ] #23,761
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.)
⭐ 萎れる [しおれる] #27,255
to wither
凋落 [ちょうらく] #45,239
decline
凋尽 [ちょうじん]
withering
凋残 [ちょうざん]
ruined
萎凋病 [いちょうびょう]
wilt disease
萎凋 [いちょう]
wilting
KOREAN WORDS (1)
조락
falling