Memory phrase for the Kanji: 萎
萎
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Meaning
wither, weaken, wilt, droop
Pronunciation
I na eru
Explanation
Top: plant 艹, bottom: to entrust 委 (Rice plant 禾 can women 女 be entrusted.)
Mnemonic
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The plants I entrusted you, are all withered.
Radicals
艹
plant, grass Shows two plants growing through the ground, and is a simple variation of 艸.
禾
rice plant It shows the ear/spike of a rice plant. The ripe rice-grain has this radical: 米.
女
woman The stroke order is: "Ku-no-ichi" = くノ一 , which also stands for a female ninja.
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Vocabulary
萎える
なえる
to wither
7717
萎縮
いしゅく
shrinking, withering
7718
萎びる
しなびる
to wilt, to fade
5215
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