靡
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Phonosemantic compound. 非 represents the meaning and 麻 represents the sound.
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Historical Evolution
靡
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
靡
Seal
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
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Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
靡
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
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Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
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Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
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Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
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Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
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Regular
Modern
Chinese
靡 [mí]
to waste (money)
靡 [mǐ]
extravagant; go with fashion; not
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (30)
风靡 [fēngmǐ] #27,981
fashionable
风靡 [fēngmǐ] #27,981
fashionable
所向披靡 [suǒxiàngpīmǐ] #20,173
to sweep everything before one
萎靡 [wěimǐ] #31,577
dispirited
萎靡不振 [wěimǐbùzhèn] #38,361
dispirited and listless (idiom); downcast
风靡一时 [fēngmǐyīshí] #38,697
fashionable for a while (idiom); all the rage
风靡一时 [fēngmǐyīshí] #38,697
fashionable for a while (idiom); all the rage
奢靡 [shēmí] #54,310
extravagant
靡靡之音 [mǐmǐzhīyīn] #51,892
decadent or obscene music
披靡 [pīmǐ] #54,889
to be swept by the wind
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JAPANESE WORDS (10)
淫靡 [いんび] #18,125
obscene
⭐ 靡く [なびく] #19,979
to bend
風靡 [ふうび] #60,543
overwhelming
一世を風靡する [いっせいをふうびする] #68,149
take the world by storm
萎靡 [いび] #112,427
decline
一世風靡 [いっせいふうび] #183,841
ruling the times
靡かす [なびかす] #192,968
to seduce
草木もなびく [くさきもなびく] #238,733
to bow (in great numbers) to a greater authority
靡かせる [なびかせる] #272,766
to fly (a flag)
萎靡沈滞 [いびちんたい] #308,323
decline of energy and vigour (vigor)