萎 wěi
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 艹 — grass, weed, plant, herb
- Made of
- 艹 grass, weed, plant, herb 委 to appoint, to commission, to send
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
萎缩
wěisuō
to shrink; to atrophy
Characters in this word
缩 suō
- Strokes
- 14
- Radical
- 纟 — silk
- Made of
- 纟 silk 宿 to stop, to rest, to lodge
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 如果长期缺乏有效刺激，相关产业链可能迅速萎缩。 Rúguǒ chángqī quēfá yǒuxiào cìjī, xiāngguān chǎnyèliàn kěnéng xùnsù wěisuō. If effective stimulus is lacking for a long time, the relevant industrial chain may shrink rapidly.
- 长期不用的肌肉会慢慢萎缩，医生建议多锻炼。 Chángqī bú yòng de jīròu huì mànmàn wěisuō, yīshēng jiànyì duō duànliàn. Muscles that are not used for a long time slowly atrophy; the doctor advises exercising more.
- 郊区那家老商场日渐萎缩，顾客越来越少。 Jiāoqū nà jiā lǎo shāngchǎng rìjiàn wěisuō, gùkè yuèláiyuè shǎo. That old shopping mall in the suburbs is steadily shrinking, with fewer and fewer customers.
Related words
- 枯萎 kūwěi withered; wilted
- 缩短 suōduǎn to shorten
- 缩小 suōxiǎo to make smaller; to become smaller
- 压缩 yāsuō to compress
- 节衣缩食 jiéyīsuōshí to live frugally; to economise on food and clothing
- 紧缩 jǐnsuō to tighten; to contract; austerity
- 浓缩 nóngsuō to condense; to concentrate
- 伸缩 shēnsuō to stretch and contract; flexible; telescopic
- 收缩 shōusuō to shrink; to contract; to pull back
- 缩 suō to shrink; to contract; to draw back
- 缩减 suōjiǎn to reduce; to cut back
- 缩水 suōshuǐ to shrink; to be reduced