漢字Kanji · in Textiles, Plants & Food
萎: wither, droop
Also: lame
N1 (our estimate)11 strokesSecondary schoolYour ink: 白 Not met
艹 carries the meaning · 委 is drawn in
11 strokes
Four readings, and the words that use each
イi · on'yomi · in compounds
- 萎縮いしゅくwithering; shrivelling; shrinking
しおれるshioreru · kun'yomi · on its own
- 萎れるしおれるto wither; to wilt; to droop
しぼむshibomu · kun'yomi
- 萎むしぼむto wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.)
なえるnaeru · kun'yomi
- 萎えるなえるto lose strength; to become weak
Also read な, しなびる, with no example words in our sources. Words: JMdict, EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0.
成り立ち
Where it comes from
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“Grass growing on top! Like a green crown upon the earth, this radical sits above kanji related to flowers, herbs, and vegetation.”
繋がり
Connections
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
委
Also built on committee (委)
Easy to confuse
The difference, side by side萎 wither · 艹
vs倭 Yamato · 亻In ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · wěi, wēi
Same form: 萎 is written the same way in mainland China (simplified) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (traditional).
- Simplified
- 萎 mainland China, Singapore
- Traditional
- 萎 Taiwan, Hong Kong
Pinyin wěi, wēi most common readings
Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.
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