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wilt

HSK 7
Nature →Plants
wěi
イ
な、しお.れる、しな.びる、しぼ.む、な.える
위
Phonosemantic compound. 艹 represents the meaning and 委 represents the sound.
Components
艹 grass (top)+ 委 committee =
萎 wilt
艹 Meaning component
cao grass (top)
grass
艹 is a component form of 艸.
委 Phonetic component
wěi committee
appoint, send, commission
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Notes
Similar Characters
春 springtime甍 rafters supporting roof盖 hide (simp)着 arrive/wear繭 cocoon (trad/jp)艺 art (simp)艻 sweet basil艽 a root艾 Chinese mugwort艿 taro节 knot (simp)芄 Metaplexis stauntoni芊 exuberant and vigorous芋 taro芍 peony芎 a kind of herb芏 Cyperus malaccensis芑 white millet芒 mango芗 fragrant smell of grain (simp)
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
萎
Regular
Modern
Chinese
萎 [wěi]
to wither; to drop; to decline; spiritless; Taiwan pr. [wēi]
Japanese
撓 、 萎 、 撓り (irreg.) しおり 同音
noun interpenetration of spirit between the poet and nature in a haiku
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
萎 しょう
Shou surname
CHINESE WORDS (18)
萎缩 [wěi​suō] #14,518
to wither
萎缩 [wěi​suō] #14,518
to wither
枯萎 [kū​wěi] #16,994
to wilt
萎靡 [wěi​mǐ] #31,577
dispirited
萎靡不振 [wěi​mǐ​bù​zhèn] #38,361
dispirited and listless (idiom); downcast
枯萎病 [kū​wěi​bìng] #45,832
blight
哲人其萎 [zhé​rén​qí​wěi] #68,169
a wise man has passed away (idiom)
颓萎 [tuí​wěi] #72,984
listless
颓萎 [tuí​wěi] #72,984
listless
肌肉萎缩症 [jī​ròu​wēi​suō​zhèng]
muscular dystrophy
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JAPANESE WORDS (33)
⭐ 萎える [なえる] #12,728
to lose strength
⭐ 萎縮 [いしゅく] #13,414
withering
⭐ 萎む [しぼむ] #23,761
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.)
⭐ 萎れる [しおれる] #27,255
to wither
撓 [しおり] #43,634
interpenetration of spirit between the poet and nature in a haiku
萎びる [しなびる] #49,827
to shrivel (e.g. cut vegetables, skin)
跛 [びっこ] #61,529
lameness
攣 [てなえ] #74,229
arm disability
萎萎 [しおしお] #109,752
dejectedly
萎靡 [いび] #112,427
decline
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KOREAN WORDS (1)
위축
withering; shrinkage; contraction