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萎 = 委 + 艹
萎 is a Japanese kanji written with 11 strokes, listed here under the keyword “numb”. It is built from 委 (committee) and 艹 (mugwort). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 986.
- Keyword
- numb
- RTK frame
- 986
- Strokes
- 11
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- イ
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- な, しお.れる, しな.びる, しぼ.む, な.える
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- wither, онемение
- Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
- 萎 wither
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 萎 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “committee” + “mugwort”. 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.