微 wēi
- Strokes
- 13
- Radical
- 彳 — to step with the left foot
- Made of
- 彳 to step with the left foot 攵 to rap, to tap
微弱
wēiruò
weak; faint
Characters in this word
弱 ruò
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 弓 — bow
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 废墟下传来微弱的呼救声，搜救人员立刻停止了机械作业。 Fèixū xià chuánlái wēiruò de hūjiùshēng, sōujiù rényuán lìkè tíngzhǐ le jīxiè zuòyè. A faint cry for help came from beneath the ruins, and the rescuers immediately stopped the mechanical operation.
- 病人的呼吸越来越微弱，医生们立刻开始抢救。 Bìngrén de hūxī yuèláiyuè wēiruò, yīshēngmen lìkè kāishǐ qiǎngjiù. The patient's breathing grew fainter and fainter, and the doctors immediately began the rescue.
- 山上手机信号很微弱，电话打了一半就断了。 Shān shàng shǒujī xìnhào hěn wēiruò, diànhuà dǎle yībàn jiù duànle. The mobile signal on the mountain is very weak, and the call cut off halfway through.
Related words
- 微笑 wēixiào to smile; smile
- 微信 wēixìn WeChat
- 稍微 shāowēi a little
- 微博 wēibó microblog
- 微小 wēixiǎo tiny
- 卑微 bēiwēi humble; lowly; insignificant
- 略微 lüèwēi slightly; somewhat
- 轻微 qīngwēi slight; minor; mild
- 微 wēi slightly; tiny; minute
- 微波炉 wēibōlú microwave oven
- 微不足道 wēibùzúdào negligible; insignificant
- 微观 wēiguān microscopic; micro-level