The kanji 萎: meaning, readings and stroke order

萎

Meaning: wilt, lose heart
On reading: イ i
Kun reading: な（える） naeru
Strokes: 11
Radical: 艸 grass
Level: Level 10 · the last years of senior high

Stroke order

Meaning in other languages

Vietnamese: héo, nhụt (nuy)
Japanese: しおれる。げんきがなくなる。
Korean: 시들다, 기가 꺾이다 (위)
Chinese: 枯萎、萎靡

Readings, words and example sentences

イ i · on reading · less common

萎い縮しゅく
shrinking back, losing confidence
しかられて 萎い縮しゅくしました。
I was scolded and shrank back.

な（える） naeru · kun reading · less common

萎なえる
to lose heart, to wilt
気持ちが 萎なえます。
I lose heart.

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Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.