微
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wēi · small, tiny, trifling

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HSK 3.0 · Level 7-9
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Learn every stroke in 微

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Writing notes

Shape and proportion

13Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

Keep the left side compact and leave enough room for the right side.

彳Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 微

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wēiWords pronounced wēi
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Example sentences

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Yǒu méi yǒu bǐ zhè xiē shāo wēi dà yì diǎn de?有没有比这些稍微大一点的?

Do you have one a little bigger than these?

Source: Tatoeba #1960847 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhǐyào nǐ wēi xiào, wǒ jiù huì kuài lè.只要你微笑,我就会快乐。

If you smile, I'll be happy.

Source: Tatoeba #393370 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ men shì shí hòu mǎi xīn de wēi bō lú le.我们是时候买新的微波炉了。

It is about time we bought a new microwave oven.

Source: Tatoeba #10182813 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nà shì gè wēi miào de jú shì.那是个微妙的局势。

It's a delicate situation.

Source: Tatoeba #9637787 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Shāo wēi děng yīděng, mǎ shàng jiù hǎo!稍微等一等,马上就好!

Wait just a little bit. It'll be done immediately.

Source: Tatoeba #420318 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Yě xǔ nǐ shì duì de, dàn wǒ men de yì jiàn shāo wēi yǒu suǒ bù tóng.也许你是对的,但我们的意见稍微有所不同。

You may be right, but we have a slightly different opinion.

Source: Tatoeba #2475448 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Turn reference into recall

How to study 微 in context

  1. Say wēi, then recall the core meaning: small, tiny, trifling.
  2. Write all 13 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 稍微 (shāo wēi), meaning “a little bit”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 微 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.