1. 枯
  2. 萎

枯

Previous (猴)Next (巫)
  • 2183rd most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 23 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
枯→
木古
2Radical
枯→
木tree十ten口mouth
3Graphical
枯→
一丨八一丨口

Pinyin & Meaning

1. kū (ku1)dried up

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 枯 kū (ku1)The component 古 is pronounced as 'gǔ' (gu3). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for 枯 kū (ku1)The component 木 is pronounced as 'mù' (mu4). It has the same pinyin final.
3. Pronunciation clue for 枯 kū (ku1)The component 口 is pronounced as 'kǒu' (kou3). It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words

Common

枯燥 

Uncommon

干枯 (乾枯)
枯竭 
枯萎 
枯叶 (枯葉)
海枯石烂 (海枯石爛)

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萎

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Previous (澄)Next (哉)
  • 2751st most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 11 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
萎→
艹委
2Radical
萎→
艹grass禾grain女woman
3Graphical
萎→
艹㇒一丨八㇛一丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. wēi (wei1)spiritless • withered
2. wěi (wei3)wither

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 萎 wēi (wei1)The component 委 is pronounced as 'wēi' (wei1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for 萎 wēi (wei1)The component 委 is pronounced as 'wěi' (wei3). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
3. Pronunciation clue for 萎 wěi (wei3)The component 委 is pronounced as 'wēi' (wei1). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
4. Pronunciation clue for 萎 wěi (wei3)The component 委 is pronounced as 'wěi' (wei3). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words

Common

枯萎 

Uncommon

萎缩 (萎縮)
萎靡 
萎靡不振 

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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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