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萎

wěi

wither, wilt

Strokes
12
Radical
艸
HSK
7
Tone
3

Other readings: wēi, wèi

Stroke order

Example sentences

  • 鲜花因缺水而枯萎

    Xiān huā yīn quē shuǐ ér kū wěi

    The flowers withered for want of water.

  • 他的腿部肌肉在他卧床不起的七个月中萎缩了。

    Tā de tuǐ bù jī ròu zài tā wò chuáng bù qǐ de qī gè yuè zhōng wěi suō le

    The muscles in his legs had atrophied during the seven months he was bedridden.

Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR), contributed by their community.

Words containing 萎

  • 萎缩wěi suō 3–1 to wither; to dry up (of a plant); to atrophy (of muscle, social custom etc)