靡(mí)

19 strokes
Readingsmímǐ

to waste (money)

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Character information

Pinyin
mí / mǐ
Meaning
to waste (money)
Strokes
19
HSK level
—
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 靡 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿸麻非

In this compound, the meaning comes from 非 (wrong); 麻 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

麻má非fēi

Parts are arranged enclosing from the upper left.

How to write 靡 step by step

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Words with 靡

Common words using 靡 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

chǐ侈mí靡

wasteful; extravagant

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shē奢mí靡

extravagant

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wěi委mǐ靡

dispirited; depressed

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wěi委mǐ靡bù不zhèn振

variant of 萎靡不振[wei3 mi3 bu4 zhen4]

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suǒ所xiàng向pī披mǐ靡

(idiom) to sweep everything before one; to be invincible

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wěi萎mǐ靡

listless; dispirited; lacking in vigor; languishing

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wěi萎mǐ靡bù不zhèn振

dispirited and listless (idiom); downcast

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kuā夸duō多dǒu斗mí靡

(idiom) to use literary phrases in one's writing to show off one's erudition

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Related characters

From 靡’s common words

侈奢委不振所向披

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