微 (wēi): ancient Chinese state near present-day Chongqing, tiny
微 (wēi) is a Chinese character meaning “ancient chinese state near present-day chongqing.” Classified as HSK Level 4 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 彳 (structural), 山 (structural), 兀 (structural) and 攵 (structural). It ranks #653 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Definitions
- ancient Chinese state near present-day Chongqing
- tiny
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 微
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 微笑verb/noun | wēi xiào | smile | 5 |
| 稍微adverb | shāo wēi | a little bit | 4 |
| 微小adjective | wēi xiǎo | minute (i.e. extremely small) | 6 |
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 轻微adjective | qīng wēi | slight |
| 微波炉noun | wēi bō lú | microwave oven |
| 微妙adjective | wēi miào | subtle |
| 微型adjective | wēi xíng | miniature |
| 微弱adjective | wēi ruò | weak |
| 微不足道 | wēi bù zú dào | (idiom) negligible |
| 微风noun | wēi fēng | breeze |
| 显微镜noun | xiǎn wēi jìng | microscope |
| 卑微adjective | bēi wēi | lowly |
| 微粒noun | wēi lì | speck |
| 细微adjective | xì wēi | tiny |
| 微波noun | wēi bō | ripple |
| 微量noun | wēi liàng | a smidgen |
| 微积分noun | wēi jī fēn | calculus (branch of mathematics) |
| 微生物 | wēi shēng wù | microorganism |
微 appears in 103 compound words: 75 as the first character, 21 as the last, and 4 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 微 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (12)
to nip in the bud; to put an end to a bad thing or mistake when it germinates
to be able to tell the truth or general trend from a tiny phenomenon or early signs; see the forest for the trees
to be extremely considerate towards someone; to be very considerate and thoughtful; to look after with meticulous care
ziwei doushu; "purple star astrology" (a form of Chinese astrology and fortune-telling)
to be able to tell the truth or general trend from a tiny phenomenon or early signs; see the forest for the trees
to be extremely considerate towards someone; to be very considerate and thoughtful; to look after with meticulous care
Example Sentences
写好微字需要掌握正确的笔画顺序。
xiě hǎo wēi zì xū yāo zhǎng wò zhēng què de bǐ huà shùn xù .
Mastering the correct stroke order is essential for writing fine-line characters well.
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yùn qī hē le jiǔ duì bǎo bǎo yǒu méi yǒu yǐng xiǎng ? wēi liàng jiǔ jīng yǐn liào bǐ rú 醪 zāo ān quán ma
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jiàn kāng wǎng fǎn shì zhī fáng 0 bù dài biǎo ān xīn yī : wēi liàng réng néng lěi jī
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空气中的微粒可以引发癌症。
Kōngqì zhōng de wēilì kěyǐ yǐnfā áizhèng.
Tiny particles in the air can cause cancer.
柳枝在微风中轻轻荡悠。
Liǔ zhī zài wēifēng zhōng qīngqīng dàng yōu.
The willow branches swayed gently in the breeze.
这是条很微妙的问题。
Zhè shì tiáo hěn wēimiào de wèntí.
It's a very delicate question.
火很快便被扑熄了，房子只受到轻微损坏。
Huǒ hěn kuài biàn bèi pū xī le, fángzi zhǐ shòudào qīngwēi sǔnhuài.
The house did not suffer much damage because the fire was quickly put out.
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