Memory phrase for the character: 微
微
Hanzi-Trainer
Meaning
tiny, miniature, profound, micro-
Pronunciation
wēi
Explanation
Left: go 彳 , center: mountain 山 , table 几 , right: to strike 攵/攴 (hand 又 with a stick 卜 )
Mnemonic
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Go to the mountain to the one 一 table and smash it into tiny pieces.
Radicals
彳
step A simplified variant of “to go 行 ” with the same meaning.
山
mountain
几
small table A similar radical is ordinary: 凡 , which shows this table with a scratch. Sometimes this radical is seen as a sail. It is at the right side of composed characters. Also this radical is understood as a table.
攴
rap, strike Shows originally a hand 又 with a whip 卜 . It is usually simplified to 攵. Other radicals with a hand are: 又 寸 廾 爫 手 扌 彐 右 及 尹 君 聿 隶 兼 殳
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Vocabulary
微笑
wēi xiào
smile; to smile
2538
涟漪微漾
lián yī wēi yàng
ripples; riffles
9256
体恤入微
tǐ xù rù wēi
to emphasize down to last detail (idiom); to show every possible consideration; meticulous care
8157
稍微
shāo wēi
a little bit
4226
显微镜
xiǎn wēi jìng
microscope
4083
微微
wēi wēi
slight; faint; humble
3343
微微
wēi wēi
slight; faint; humble
3343
微小
wēi xiǎo
minute (i.e. extremely small); infinitesimal
3342
微粒
wēi lì
speck; particle
3341
微米
wēi mǐ
micron (one thousandth of a millimeter or 10^-6 meter)
3207
白壁微瑕
bái bì wēi xiá
a slight blemish
9611
白壁微瑕
bái bì wēi xiá
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