Memory phrase for the character: 萎

萎

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Meaning

wither, spiritless

Pronunciation

wēi, wěi

Explanation

 Top: plant 艹, bottom: to entrust 委 (Rice plants 禾 can women 女 be entrusted.)

Mnemonic
 
The plants I entrusted you, are (all) withered.

Radicals

艹 grass, plantGrass or a rapid growing plant in general. It shows two plants growing through the ground, and is a simple variation of 艸.
委 entrust




 Vocabulary

枯萎 kū wěi  to wilt; to wither; wilted; withered; drained; enervated; exhausted
裘馨氏肌肉萎缩症 qiú xīn shì jī ròu wēi suō zhèng  Duchenne muscular dystrophy
萎缩 wěi suō  to wither; to dry up (of a plant); to atrophy (of muscle, social custom etc)
颓萎 tuí wěi  listless; dispirited
 

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