微
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tiny; miniature; slightly; profound; abtruse; to decline; one millionth part of; micro-; Taiwan pr. [wei2]
Formation & memory
Break the character into parts you already know.
Words with 微
The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 微生物学家 | microbiologist | |
| 微电子学 | microelectronics | |
| 微生物学 | microbiology | |
| 中微子 | (particle physics) neutrino | |
| 微中子 | (Tw) (particle physics) neutrino | |
| 微山县 | Weishan, a county in Jining City 濟寧市|济宁市[Ji3 ning2 Shi4], Shandong | |
| 微电子 | microelectronics | |
| 本小利微 | (of a small business) to have very little capital and very modest profits | |
| 微分学 | differential calculus | |
| 微机化 | miniaturization; micro-miniaturization | |
| 微生物 | microorganism | |
| 微言大义 | subtle words with profound meaning (idiom) | |
| 微动开关 | microswitch | |
| 微波天线 | microwave antenna | |
| 微不足道 | (idiom) negligible; insignificant | |
| 微处理机 | microprocessor | |
| 微山 | see 微山縣|微山县[Wei1 shan1 Xian4] | |
| 微小 | minute (i.e. extremely small); infinitesimal | |
| 微量白蛋白 | microalbumin | |
| 微机 | micro (computer) |
Sound family
These characters use 微 as their sound component — compare how they read.
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 微 sound part | small, tiny, trifling; micro- | |
| 薇 | a kind of fern; Osmunda regalis |