Memory phrase for the character: 微

微

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Meaning

tiny, minuteness, obscure, faint, dim, delicate

Pronunciation

BI

Explanation

 Left: go 彳, center: mountain 山, table (cf.机,凡), right: to strike 攵

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

Radicals

彳 to walkRadical gyounin This is the half form of 行 gyougamae
山 mountainPicture of a mountain with three peaks.
tableThe interpretation as a table is not etymologically correct, but is helpful in many cases.
攵 Stick in a handThe radical nobun shows a hand or 又 that holds a stick ノ (simplified from the Chinese radical 66 攴 for whip or rap. In this radical, the stick 卜 in the hand 又 is easily cognizable.)




 Vocabulary

顕微鏡 けんびきょう  microscope
微か かすか  faint, dim, weak, indistinct, hazy, poor, wretched
微塵 みじん  particle, atom
微妙 びみょう  delicate, subtle
微笑 びしょう  smile
微笑む ほほえむ  to smile
微量 びりょう  minuscule amount, extremely small quantity

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