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 9455 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
See all 83 compounds (CantoDict reports 88 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

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