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Chinese symbol for “languishing”

萎靡
wěi mǐ
listless; dispirited; lacking in vigor; languishing

The closest CC-CEDICT match for languishing is 萎靡 (wěi mǐ), defined as: listless; dispirited; lacking in vigor; languishing.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

萎 wěi
to wither, to wilt
radical 140 ⾋ · 12 strokes
靡 mǐ
to scatter, to disperse; to divide
radical 175 ⾮ · 19 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 萎靡.

WordPinyinMeaning
萎缩 (萎縮)wěi suōto wither; to dry up (of a plant)
枯萎kū wěito wilt; to wither
萎靡不振wěi mǐ bù zhèndispirited and listless (idiom); downcast
阳萎 (陽萎)yáng wěivariant of 阳痿 (yáng wěi)
枯萎病kū wěi bìngblight
风靡 (風靡)fēng mǐfashionable; popular
所向披靡suǒ xiàng pī mǐ(idiom) to sweep everything before one; to be invincible
奢靡shē míextravagant

See also: Japanese symbol for “languishing”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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