萎

wěi
#2,751 most
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to wither, to drop, to decline

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

萎 pairs 艹 plants with 委 wěi, its sound part. Withered plants give the first meaning, which grew to the verbs 'to wither' and 'to atrophy'. Read wēi, it means to decline or wilt.

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Homophones

伟wěi
big, large, great
伪wěi
false, fake, forged, bogus
委wěi
to entrust, to cast aside
尾wěi
tail, remainder, remnant, extremity
唯wěi
yes

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