衰 — Chinese character
衰
shuāi
weak, feeble; to decline, to falter
- Pinyin
- shuāi
- Radical
- 145 ⾐ (Clothes)
- Strokes
- 10
- Components
- 衣 口 一
- Formation
- ideographic — A person in a robe 衣 with an injury 一 to his head 口
- Japanese
- 衰 as a kanji
Common words with 衰
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 衰退 | shuāi tuì | to decline; to fall |
| 衰落 | shuāi luò | to fall; to drop |
| 衰败 (衰敗) | shuāi bài | to decline; to wane |
| 衰老 | shuāi lǎo | to age; to deteriorate with age |
| 衰竭 | shuāi jié | (of an organ or bodily function) failure; to fail; (of resources etc) exhaustion; depletion |
| 兴衰 (興衰) | xīng shuāi | prosperity and decline (of a kingdom); rise and fall |
| 衰弱 | shuāi ruò | weak; feeble |
| 衰减 (衰減) | shuāi jiǎn | to weaken; to attenuate |
| 衰变 (衰變) | shuāi biàn | radioactive decay |
| 衰亡 | shuāi wáng | to decline; to die out |
| 经济衰退 (經濟衰退) | jīng jì shuāi tuì | (economic) recession |
| 衰微 | shuāi wēi | to decline; to wane; weakened; enfeebled; in decline |
English words written with 衰
衰 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Analects 5 · Mencius 5 · Zhuangzi 16
- Analects 7.5
- Analects 9.9
- Analects 10.16
- Analects 16.7
- Analects 18.5
- Mencius 3B.9
- Mencius 5A.6
- Mencius 6B.14
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