wēi​ruí

lethargic

wēi luxuriant

Components

Meaning component
cao, cǎo grass

grass

Sound component
wēi power

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangqul
Unicodeqiuəi

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang

ruí drooping leaves

Components

Meaning component
cao, cǎo grass

grass

Sound component
ruí drooping leaves

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangnjul
Unicodenjui

說文解字

艸木華垂皃。从艸甤聲。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica