微 — Chinese character
微
wēi
small, tiny, trifling; micro-
- Pinyin
- wēi
- Radical
- 60 ⼻ (Step)
- Strokes
- 13
- Components
- 彳 山 兀 攵
- Japanese
- 微 as a kanji
Common words with 微
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 微博 | wēi bó | microblogging; microblog |
| 微笑 | wēi xiào | smile; 个 (gè),丝 (sī) |
| 稍微 | shāo wēi | a little bit |
| 轻微 (輕微) | qīng wēi | slight; light |
| 微生物 | wēi shēng wù | microorganism |
| 微型 | wēi xíng | miniature; micro-; tiny |
| 微小 | wēi xiǎo | minute (i.e. extremely small); infinitesimal |
| 微妙 | wēi miào | subtle |
| 微波 | wēi bō | ripple; microwave |
| 微观 (微觀) | wēi guān | micro-; subatomic |
| 微弱 | wēi ruò | weak; faint |
| 微微 | wēi wēi | slight; faint |
English words written with 微
微 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Tao Te Ching 4 · Analects 5 · Art of War 6 · Mencius 8 · Zhuangzi 7 · Doctrine of the Mean 4
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 14
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 15
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 36
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 64
- Analects 5.23
- Analects 14.18
- Analects 14.34
- Analects 16.3
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