1. 萎
  2. 縮

萎

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.
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Example Words

Common

枯萎 

Uncommon

萎缩 (萎縮)
萎靡 
萎靡不振 

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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 66 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

Common

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

Uncommon

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)
龟缩 (龜縮)

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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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