萎
萎 — wi
Meaning and reading as used in Korean (hanja).
Parts that make up 萎
How 萎 was formed
Traditional analysis treats 萎 as a phonetic-semantic compound involving 艸, 委.
Korean example words with 萎
- 위축萎縮 Korean gloss: 어떤 힘에 눌려 졸아들고 기를 펴지 못함
- 위미하다萎靡 Korean gloss: 시들고 느른해지다
- 위축감萎縮感 Korean gloss: 어떤 힘에 눌려 졸아들고 기를 펴지 못하는 느낌
- 위축성萎縮性 Korean gloss: 어떤 힘에 눌려 졸아들고 기를 펴지 못하는 성질
- 쇠위衰萎 Korean gloss: 쇠하여 시듦.
- 위병萎病 Korean gloss: 몸이 만성적으로 차차 시들어 쇠약해지는 병.
- 골위骨萎 Korean gloss: 과로나 신정(腎精)의 부족으로 허리와 다리가 약해져서 마음대로 쓰지 못하는 증상.
- 여위女萎 Korean gloss: 미나리아재빗과에 속한 사위질빵의 생약명. 지상부를 약용 부위로 쓰며 설사, 탈항, 간질, 임산부 부종, 곽란 따위에 사용한다.
- 위약하다萎弱 Korean gloss: 시들어서 약하다.
- 위조하다萎凋 Korean gloss: 쇠약하여 마르다.
- 위락하다萎落 Korean gloss: 초목의 잎 따위가 시들어 떨어지다.
- 위미부진하다萎靡不振 Korean gloss: 시들고 약해져서 떨치고 일어나지 못하다
Definitions from Woorimalsam, National Institute of Korean Language (CC BY-SA 2.0 KR)
Japanese words with 萎
- 萎むしぼむ to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop
- 萎縮いしゅく withering; shrivelling; shrinking
- 萎えるなえる to lose strength; to become weak; to disappear (of energy, drive, etc.)
- 萎れるしおれる to wither; to wilt; to droop
- 萎萎しおしお dejectedly; in low spirits; downheartedly
- 萎靡いび decline; decay
- 陰萎いんい impotence (sexual); erectile impotence
- 萎えなえ weakening; loss of strength; disappointment
- 萎凋いちょう wilting; withering; wilting tea leaves after harvest
- 萎びるしなびる to shrivel (e.g. cut vegetables, skin); to wilt; to fade
- 萎縮症いしゅくしょう atrophy
- 萎縮腎いしゅくじん contracted kidney
Characters sharing the phonetic 委
Most Han characters pair a meaning part with a sound part. Characters sharing a sound part are usually read alike. Most of this group are read “위” in Korean.
Other hanja read “위”
Other hanja with radical 艸
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