wēi = w + ei1
surname Wei / ancient Chinese state near present day Chongqing / Taiwan pr. [Wei2]
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wēi = w + ei1
tiny / miniature / slightly / profound / abtruse / to decline / one millionth part of / micro- / Taiwan pr. [wei2]
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How to pronounce 微

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= w initial

Wu is for Willy Walrus.

By Matthias • updated about 2 months ago
+ ei1 final

In front of the Eiffel Tower.

By Matthias • updated 4 months ago

微 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
chì = ch + Ø4
step with the left foot (Kangxi radical 60) / see also 彳亍[chi4 chu4]
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shān = sh + an1
mountain / hill / anything that resembles a mountain / CL:座[zuo4] / bundled straw in which silkworms spin cocoons / gable
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= y + Ø1
one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire; whole; all; throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
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= ji + Ø1
small table
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= ji + Ø1
almost
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= ji + Ø3
how much / how many / several / a few
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= pu + Ø1
variant of 攴[pu1]
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Characters with 微 as component

to invite / to recruit / to levy (taxes) / to draft (troops) / phenomenon / symptom / characteristic sign (used as proof) / evidence
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huī = hu + ei1
old variant of 徽[hui1]
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huī = hu + ei1
badge / emblem / insignia / crest / logo / coat of arms
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Words with 微

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smile / CL:個|个[ge4],絲|丝[si1] / to smile
a little bit
slight / light / trivial / to a small extent

Sentences with 微

dài
wēi
chén
qián
qín
 
 
wèn
zuì

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