Depicts a woven raincoat (衣) made from either grass or straw. Based on the original meaning "raincoat made from straw or grass", now written as 蓑. The meaning later shifted to "weaken" and "decline".
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Historical Evolution
衰
Bronze
Western Zhou (1045-771 BC)
衰
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
衰
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
衰
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
衰
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
衰
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
衰
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
衰
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
衰
Regular
Modern
Chinese
衰 [cuī]
mourning garments
衰 [shuāi]
to decline; to wane; to become weak or feeble
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (57)
衰老 [shuāilǎo] #11,024
to age
衰竭 [shuāijié] #9,734
organ failure
衰退 [shuāituì] #13,707
to decline
衰落 [shuāiluò] #20,340
to fall
衰弱 [shuāiruò] #21,215
weak
心力衰竭 [xīnlìshuāijié] #26,892
heart failure
衰减 [shuāijiǎn] #32,491
to weaken
衰减 [shuāijiǎn] #32,491
to weaken
衰败 [shuāibài] #25,775
to decline
衰败 [shuāibài] #25,775
to decline
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JAPANESE WORDS (50)
⭐ 衰える [おとろえる] #7,361
to become weak
⭐ 衰弱 [すいじゃく] #12,610
weakness
⭐ 衰退 [すいたい] #19,974
decline
⭐ 衰え [おとろえ] #24,044
weakening
⭐ 老衰 [ろうすい] #32,478
senility
減衰 [げんすい] #33,558
attenuation
神経衰弱 [しんけいすいじゃく] #35,613
neurasthenia
衰弱死 [すいじゃくし] #48,241
death from prostration
⭐ 盛衰 [せいすい] #59,426
rise and fall
衰微 [すいび] #66,619
decline
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