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凋
diāo
withered, fallen; exhausted
🔤 Pictophonetic:
冫 (ice) provides meaning, 周 provides pronunciation
Words Using 凋 (6)
Character
Pinyin
Definition
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凋
diāo
withered
凋
diāo
withered
凋零
diāolíng
withered / wilted / to wither / to fade / to decay
凋零
diāolíng
withered / wilted / to wither / to fade / to decay
凋敝
diāobì
impoverished / destitute / hard / depressed (of business) / tattered / ragged
凋敝
diāobì
impoverished / destitute / hard / depressed (of business) / tattered / ragged
凋落
diāoluò
to wither (and drop off) / to wilt / to pass away
凋落
diāoluò
to wither (and drop off) / to wilt / to pass away
凋谢
diāoxiè
to wither / to wilt / wizened
凋谢
diāoxiè
to wither / to wilt / wizened
民生凋敝
mínshēngdiāobì
the people's livelihood is reduced to destitution (idiom); a time of famine and impoverishment
民生凋敝
mínshēngdiāobì
the people's livelihood is reduced to destitution (idiom); a time of famine and impoverishment
Component Breakdown
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⿰冫周
i
Component Tree i
zhōu
周
Zhou dynasty; circumference
💡 Ideographic:
Border 冂 around land 土 with a well 口
8 strokes
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