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Chinese symbol for “wilted”

枯萎
kū wěi
to wilt; to wither; wilted; withered

The closest CC-CEDICT match for wilted is 枯萎 (kū wěi), defined as: to wilt; to wither; wilted; withered; drained; enervated.

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

枯 kū
dried out, withered, decayed
radical 75 ⽊ · 9 strokes
萎 wěi
to wither, to wilt
radical 140 ⾋ · 12 strokes

Other Chinese words for “wilted”

WordPinyinMeaning
凋零diāo língwithered; wilted

Related words

Other words that share a character with 枯萎.

WordPinyinMeaning
枯竭kū jiéused up; dried up
枯燥kū zàodry and dull; uninteresting; tedious
干枯 (乾枯)gān kūwithered; shriveled; dried-up
枯死kū sǐ(of a plant) to wither and die; withered and dead
枯木kū mùdead tree
萎缩 (萎縮)wěi suōto wither; to dry up (of a plant)
萎靡wěi mǐlistless; dispirited; lacking in vigor; languishing
萎靡不振wěi mǐ bù zhèndispirited and listless (idiom); downcast

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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