蔫
to fade; to wither; to wilt; listless
14 strokes
Dict coverage rank #3,495 U+852B
How 蔫 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
艹 (semantic, “grass”) + 焉 (phonetic, yān)
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 焉
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 焉 (yān) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 焉 sound component | yān | why? where? how?; strange; thereupon, then |
| 嫣 | yān | captivating, charming, fascinating |
| 鄢 | yān | a district in Henan province |
| 傿 | yàn | the name of an immortal; surname |
Words containing 蔫
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 蔫儿坏 | niān r huài | apt to do sth nasty or devious in secret |
| 蔫呼呼 | niān hū hū | weak and indecisive |
| 蔫儿 | niān r | erhua variant of 蔫[nian1] |
| 发蔫 | fā niān | to wilt; to droop; to appear listless |
| 蔫头耷脑 | niān tóu dā nǎo | (idiom) (coll.) (of a flower etc) droopy; withered; (of a person) listless; dispirited |
| 蔫土匪 | niān tǔ fěi | scoundrel with an honest demeanor |
| 蔫屁 | niān pì | silent fart |
| 蔫耷耷 | niān dā dā | listless; droopy |