萎 = 艹 + 委

萎 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “wither”. It is built from 艹 (grass) and 委 (appoint).

Keyword: wither
Pinyin (Mandarin): wěi wēi
Script: Chinese hanzi
Also known as: wither, wilt, увядающий, wilt
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 萎 numb

Decomposition

ids

艹 grass
委 appoint

How to find 萎 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “grass” + “appoint”. 萎 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 萎 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.