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)