1. 微
  2. 縮

微

Previous (哪)Next (尼)
  • 652nd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.03% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 67 words
  • Component in 2 characters

Decomposition

1Once
微→
彳No glyph available
2Radical
微→
彳step山mountain⺙knock一one几table
3Graphical
微→
㇒丨丨凵丿一乂一丿㇠

Pinyin & Meaning

1. wēi (Wei1)surname Wei • ancient Chinese state near present day Chongqing • Taiwan pr. [wei2]
2. wēi (wei1)tiny • miniature • profound • abtruse • to decline • one millionth part of • micro- • Taiwan pr. [wei2]

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Appears In

微 also appears in:
薇矀

Example Words

High Frequency

微 

Medium Frequency

卑微 
微博 
微博客 
微笑 
微薄 
微风 (微風)
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縮

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Previous (粮)Next (罢)
  • 1302nd most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 34 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
縮→
糹宿
2Radical
縮→
糹silk宀roof亻human一one白white
3Graphical
縮→
㇛丶丶冖丶㇒丨一口一㇒

Pinyin & Meaning

1. suō (suo1)to withdraw • to pull back • to contract • to shrink • to reduce • abbreviation • also pronounced [su4]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 縮 suō (suo1)The component 宿 is pronounced as 'sù' (su4). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Example Words

High Frequency

压缩 (壓縮)
收缩 (收縮)
浓缩 (濃縮)
缩 (縮)
缩小 (縮小)
缩水 (縮水)
缩短 (縮短)
萎缩 (萎縮)
蜷缩 (蜷縮)
退缩 (退縮)

Medium Frequency

伸缩 (伸縮)
压缩机 (壓縮機)
宫缩 (宮縮)
微缩 (微縮)
畏缩 (畏縮)
紧缩 (緊縮)
缩写 (縮寫)
缩影 (縮影)
缩成 (縮成)
缩减 (縮減)
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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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