枯萎
Old HSK 6
枯萎 (kūwěi) · to wither
枯萎 (kūwěi) means “to wither; to wilt; withered”. It is written with 2 characters: 枯 (dried out) + 萎 (to wither). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 枯萎 is built
The characters
枯 kū · dried out
What 枯 is made of
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 八bā — eight
- 十 — ten
- 古gǔ — old
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 十 — ten
萎 wēi · to wither
What 萎 is made of
- 艹cǎo — grass
- 委wěi — to appoint
- 禾hé — cereal
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 木mù — tree
- 女nǚ — woman
- 禾hé — cereal
Example sentences
好久没浇水，花都枯萎了。Hǎojiǔ méi jiāoshuǐ, huā dōu kūwěi le.The flowers wilted because they weren't watered for ages.
秋天到了，草慢慢枯萎了。Qiūtiān dào le, cǎo mànmàn kūwěi le.Autumn came and the grass slowly withered.
Questions about 枯萎
What does 枯萎 mean?
枯萎 (kūwěi) means “to wither; to wilt; withered”.
How do you pronounce 枯萎?
枯萎 is pronounced kūwěi.
Which HSK level is 枯萎?
枯萎 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
Learn 枯萎 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 109: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.