微 (mei4 | wei1 wei2) : minute; tiny; humble; profound; slightly

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微

mei4

wei1 wei2

[1] [adj] minute; tiny; slight; little
[2] [adj] humble; trivial; insignificant
[3] [adj] profound; abstruse; subtle
[4] [adv] slightly; a little bit
[5] [v] decline; dwindle; deteriorate

Pinyin wei1 is Mainland reading; wei2 is Taiwan.

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Stroke count: 13

Level: 1

Radical: 彳 (#60)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

微

Don't confuse with:
徵

This word has been viewed 9492 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 9th Mar 2019 08:51

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微波 mei4 bo1 wei1 bo1 = microwave

微波爐 mei4 bo1 lou4 wei1 bo1 lu2 = microwave oven

稍微 saau2 mei4 shao1 wei1 = a little bit

顯微鏡 hin2 mei4 geng3 xian3 wei1 jing4 = microscope

輕微 hing1 mei4 qing1 wei2 = slight

無微不至 mou4 mei4 bat1 zi3 wu2 wei1/2 bu4*2 zhi4 (PRC/Taiwan) = (saying) very carefully and meticulously

微觀 mei4 gun1 wei1 guan1 = sub-atomic

微笑 mei4 siu3 wei1 xiao4 = smile

微小 mei4 siu2 wei1 xiao3 = small; little; tiny

微不足道 mei4 bat1 zuk1 dou6 wei1 bu4 zu2 dao4 = negligible; insignificant

微雨 mei4 jyu5 = drizzle

微軟 mei4 jyun5 wei2 ruan3 = Microsoft ®

微微 mei4 mei4*2 wei2 wei2 = pico-, slightly

卑微 bei1 mei4 bei1 wei1 = petty and low

微利 mei4 lei6 = inferior advantage; meager profit

微電腦 mei4 din6 nou5 = microprocessor

幾微 gei1 mei4 = an omen; a portent

微菌 mei4 kwan2 wei2 jun4 (Taiwan), wei1 jun1 (PRC) = bacteria

微生蟲 mei4 saang1 cung4 = bacteria

一線微光 jat1 sin3 mei4 gwong1 yi1 xian4 wei2 guang1 = gleam

微薄的 mei4 bok6 dik1 wei2 bo2 de5 = meager, meagre 國 (common formation)

中微子 zung1 mei4 zi2 zhong1 wei1 zi3 = neutrino

微光 mei4 gwong1 wei1 guang1 = glimmer

微型 mei4 jing4 wei1 xing2 = tiny; miniature

微妙 mei4 miu6 wei1 miao4 = subtle

微弱 mei4 joek6 wei1 ruo4 = weak; faint; feeble

微明 mei4 ming4 wei1 ming2 = twilight

微生物 mei4 sang1 mat6 wei1 sheng1 wu4 = microorganism

微生物學 mei4 sang1 mat6 hok6 wei1 sheng1 wu4 xue2 = microbiology

微粒 mei4 lap1 wei1 li4 = speck; particle

微薄 mei4 bok6 wei1 bo2 = scanty; meager

微積分 mei4 zik1 fan1 wei1 ji1 fen1 = calculus

光學顯微鏡 gwong1 hok6 hin2 mei4 geng3 guang1 xue2 xian3 wei1 jing4 = optical microscope

電子顯微鏡 din6 zi2 hin2 mei4 geng3 dian4 zi3 xian3 wei1 jing4 = electron microscope

吹微風 ceoi1 mei4 fung1 chui1 wei1 feng1 = breeze

微小的 mei4 siu2 dik1 wei1 xiao3 de5 = minute (in size), tiny 國

微處理機 mei4 cyu2 lei5 gei1 wei1 chu3 li3 ji1 = microprocessor

微血管 mei4 hyut3 gun2 wei1 xue4 guan3 (PRC), wei2 xie3 guan3 (Taiwan) = capillary

微觀世界 mei4 gun1 sai3 gaai3 wei1 guan1 shi2 jie3 = microcosm; the microscopic world

輕微傾側 hing1 mei4 king1 zak1 = to slightly tilt

入微 jap6 mei4 ru4 wei1 = [adv] in every possible detail; in a thorough going way

微機 mei4 gei1 wei1 ji1 = micro (computer)

微細 mei4 sai3 wei1 xi4 = microminiature (technology); small, trifling

微粒體 mei4 lap1 tai2 wei1 li4 ti3 = [botany] microsome

微型計算機 mei4 jing4 gai3 syun3 gei1 wei1 xing2 ji4 suan4 ji1 = microcomputer

微積分基本定理 mei4 zik1 fan1 gei1 bun2 ding6 lei5 wei1 ji1 fen1 ji1 ben3 ding4 li3 = fundamental theorem of calculus (common formation)

微細加工 mei4 sai3 gaa1 gung1 wei1 xi4 jia1 gong1 = microminiature technology (common formation)

知微 zi1 mei4*1 = disputes over every detail

知微麻利 zi1 mei4*1 maa4 lei6 = selfish, calculating; uses others to one's benefit

酸微微 syun1 mei4*1 mei4*1 = sour 粵

白璧微瑕 baak6 bik3 mei4 haa4 bai2 bi4 wei2 xia2 = blemish

刻劃入微 hak1 waak6 jap6 mei4 = vivid portrayal of details

微汗 mei4 hon6 = a fine perspiration 粵

縮微膠卷 suk1 mei4 gaau1 gyun2 su4 wei1 jiao1 juan1/3 = microfilm (common formation)

縮微平片 suk1 mei4 ping4 pin3*2 su4 wei1 ping2 pian4 = microfiche (common formation)

細微 sai3 mei4 xi4 wei1 = fineness; slight, fine, subtle

微調 mei4 tiu4 = fine-tune

微乎其微 mei4 fu4 kei4 mei4 wei1 hu1 qi2 wei1 = next to nothing; very little

微服 mei4 fuk6 wei1 fu2 = incognito (in terms of dressing and appearance)

微行 mei4 haang4 wei1 xing2 = travel incognito

略微 loek6 mei4 lve4 wei1 = slightly

出身寒微 ceot1 san1 hon4 mei4 chu1 shen1 han2 wei1 [PRC] / wei2 [TW] = to have a humble origin

式微 sik1 mei4 shi4 wei2 [TW] wei1 [PRC] = decline; wane; dwindle

微型博客 mei4 jing4 bok3 haak3 = microblog

微臣 mei4 san4 wei1 [PRC] wei2 [TW] chen2 = 1. your humble servant 2. a small official (in ancient times)

微動 mei4 dung6 wei2 dong4 (Taiwan), wei1 dong4 (PRC) = fine motion; jiggle, tremble

微管蛋白 mei4 gun2 daan6*2 baak6 wei1 guan3 dan4 bai2 = tubulin

微米 mei4 mai5 wei1 mi3 = micron

微膠囊技術 mei4 gaau1 nong4 gei6 seot6 wei1 jiao1 nang2 ji4 shu4 = microencapsulation

偏微分 pin1 mei4 fan1 pian1 wei1 fen1 = [math.] partial differential, partial derivative

偏微分方程 pin1 mei4 fan1 fong1 cing4 pian1 wei1 fen1 fang1 cheng2 = partial differential equation (PDE)

常微分方程 soeng4 mei4 fan6 fong1 cing4 chang2 wei1 fen1 fang1 cheng2 = ordinary differential equation (ODE)

太陽微系統公司 taai3 joeng4 mei4 hai6 tung2 gung1 si1 tai4 yang2 wei2 xi4 tong3 gong1 si1 = Sun Microsystems

微小生物 mei4 siu2 sang1 mat6 wei1 xiao3 sheng1 wu4 = [math.] microscopic living organisms

微調焦輪 mei4 tiu4 ziu1 leon4 wei1 tiao2 jiao1 lun2 = fine adjustment knob (of a microscope)

微調節器 mei4 tiu4 zit3 hei3 wei1 tiao2 jie2 qi4 = fine adjustment knob (of a microscope)

顯微照片 hin2 mei4 ziu3 pin3 xian3 wei1 zhao4 pian1 = photomicrograph

微積分學 mei4 zik1 fan1 hok6 wei1 ji1 fen1 xue2 = infinitesimal calculus; calculus

微山 mei4 saan1 wei1 shan1 = Weishan (place in Shandong)

衰微 seoi1 mei4 shuai1 wei1 (PRC) wei2 (Taiwan) = to decline; to fall into decay; decadent

體貼入微 tai2 tip3 jap6 mei4 ti3 tie1 ru4 wei1 (PRC), wei2 (Taiwan) = care for someone in minute detail; be considerate in every possible way

微管 mei4 gun2 wei1 guan3 = tubule; microtubule

晨光熹微 san4 gwong1 hei1 mei4 chen2 guang1 xi1 wei1 (PRC) / wei2 (TW) = the morning breaks; the dim light of dawn

微型網誌 mei4 jing4 mong5 zi3 = microblogging

微博 mei4 bok3 = microblogging, derived from 微型網誌/博客

微服出巡 mei4 fuk6 ceot1 ceon4 wei1 [PRC] wei2 [TW] fu2 chu1 xun2 = an official on a reconnaissance mission disguised as a commoner

微信 mei4 seon3 wei1 xin4 (PRC), wei2 xin4 (TW) = WeChat (mobile communications tool)

微軟公司 mei4 jyun5 gung1 si1 wei2 ruan3 gong1 si1 = Microsoft corporation

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