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微

wēi

wēi · mei4 (Jyutping)

  1. ancient Chinese state near present-day Chongqing
  2. Taiwan pr. [Wei2]
  3. tiny
  4. miniature
  5. slightly
  6. profound
  7. abtruse
  8. to decline
  9. one millionth part of
  10. micro-
  11. surname Wei

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

微

Meaning
small, prefix micro-, trifling
Radical
彳
Strokes
13
Components
⿲彳⿱山兀攵
Cangjie
HOUUK
Four-corner
2824.0

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