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Kanji Detail for 微 - "subtle, faint, minute"

  • Meaning

    微 means "subtle, faint, minute."

    1. Faint - Unclear; not clearly visible.

    2. Slight - Small; fine; minute.

    3. Secretly - Quietly without attracting attention.

    4. To decline - To lose force or power.

    5. Number unit - One millionth.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    delicate; minuteness; insignificance

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    small, prefix micro-, trifling

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    surname Wei; ancient Chinese state near present-day Chongqing; Taiwan pr. [Wei2]

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    small, tiny, trifling; micro-

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Fine; minute. Such as 精微, 微妙, meaning fine beyond comprehension. | Slight. Such as 微罪, 微禮. | Hidden. Not letting others know is 微. Such as 微服, 微行. | Without. (Analects) "Without Guan Zhong, we would be wearing our hair loose and folding our robes to the left."
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