Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

micro; tiny; miniature

Chinese: 细小、轻微。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “wei” becomes a different word in each tone. 微 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 微笑wēi xiàosmile; to smile
  • 稍微shāo wēia little bit
  • 微博wēi bómicroblogging; microblog
  • 微波炉wēi bō lúmicrowave oven
  • 微不足道wēi bù zú dào(idiom) negligible; insignificant

Example Sentence

他微微地笑了一下。Tā wēi wēi de xiào le yí xià.He smiled slightly.

he微微wēi wēislightde(adverb marker)xiàoto laughle(completed action)一下yí xiàall at once