懂中文 Dong Chinese

萎

wēi, wěi

wither

Phonosemantic compound. 艹 represents the meaning and 委 represents the sound.

Components
艹 meaning component

艹  Meaning component

cao, cǎo

  

grass

艹 is a component form of 艸.

委 sound component

委  Sound component

wěi, wēi

  

bent, winding

Evolution

萎 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
萎 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

萎  

wēi

wither, wilt

萎  

wěi

to wither; to drop; to decline; spiritless; Taiwan pr. [wēi]

Most common words with 萎
Freq.
Word
Meaning

萎缩

to wither

枯萎

to wilt

萎

to wither

萎靡

dispirited

萎靡不振

dispirited and listless (idiom); downcast