微 wēi small
small; tiny; micro-; slightly
怎么记住“微”: 彳 crossroads + 山 mountain + 一 one + 几 how many + 攵 tap = small. At the crossroads on the mountain, the hiker counts one roof, wonders how many more and taps her friend, because the village looks so small.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
微 = 彳 crossroads + 𢼸 tiny
- 彳 crossroads meaning
- 𢼸 tiny sound
- 𡵂 long hair
- 山 mountain
- 一 one
- 几 how many
- 攵 tap
- 𡵂 long hair
At the crossroads on the mountain, the hiker counts one roof, wonders how many more and taps her friend, because the village looks so small.
How it came to be
The small seal form shows a hand with a stick combing long hair, meaning tiny, with a part for action added on the left.
用法
- Bound; tiny/slight/micro-. 微笑 (wēixiào) smile, 微小 (wēixiǎo) minute, 稍微 (shāowēi) slightly.
- 微 is the modern prefix for "micro/mini": 微信 (Wēixìn) WeChat, 微博 (wēibó) microblog/Weibo, 微观 (wēiguān) micro-level.
- 轻微 (qīngwēi) = slight/minor: 轻微的伤 (qīngwēi de shāng) a minor injury.
含“微”的词语
- 稍微shāowēia little bitHSK 4
- 微笑wēixiàosmileHSK 5
- 微小wēixiǎominute (i.e. extremely small)HSK 6
- 微不足道wēibùzúdàonegligibleHSK 7
- 微微wēiwēislightHSK 7
- 微生物wēishēngwùmicroorganismHSK 7
- 微观wēiguānmicro-HSK 7
- 无微不至wúwēi-búzhìin every possible way (idiom)HSK 7
- 细微xìwēitinyHSK 7
- 轻微qīngwēislightHSK 7
- 卑微bēiwēilowlyHSK 8
- 微型wēixíngminiatureHSK 8
- 微妙wēimiàosubtleHSK 8
- 微弱wēiruòweakHSK 8
- 微波炉wēibōlúmicrowave ovenHSK 8
- 显微镜xiǎnwēijìngmicroscopeHSK 8
- 略微lüèwēia little bitHSK 9
例句
- 稍微搁点儿盐 shāowēi gē diǎnr yánput in a little salt