Memory phrase for the character: 微


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Meaning tiny, miniature, profound, micro-

Pronunciation

wēi

Explanation

Left: go , center: mountain , table , right: to strike 攵/ (hand with a stick )

Mnemonic


 
Go to the mountain to the one table and smash it into tiny pieces.

Radicals

stepA simplified variant of “to go ” with the same meaning.
mountain
small tableA similar radical is ordinary: , 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.
rap, strikeShows originally a hand with a whip . It is usually simplified to 攵. Other radicals with a hand are:
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 Vocabulary

微笑 wēi xiào  smile; to smile
涟漪微漾 lián yī wēi yàng  ripples; riffles
体恤入微 tǐ xù rù wēi  to emphasize down to last detail (idiom); to show every possible consideration; meticulous care
稍微 shāo wēi  a little bit
显微镜 xiǎn wēi jìng  microscope
微微 wēi wēi  slight; faint; humble
微微 wēi wēi  slight; faint; humble
微小 wēi xiǎo  minute (i.e. extremely small); infinitesimal
微粒 wēi lì  speck; particle
微米 wēi mǐ  micron (one thousandth of a millimeter or 10^-6 meter)
白壁微瑕 bái bì wēi xiá  a slight blemish
白壁微瑕 bái bì wēi xiá  

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