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靡 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
靡 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
靡 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
靡 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
靡 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
靡 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
靡 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
靡 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now

靡 Stroke Order — How to Write 靡

Stroke Order

靡 is written in 19 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 非, then complete the remaining strokes.

Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.

靡 Radical and Character Components

Components:麻非

靡 is a phono-semantic compound: 非 (wrong) carries the meaning, while 麻 indicates the sound.

Radical: 非 + 11 more strokes

靡 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • mí

Meanings of 靡 in Chinese

1

mí靡

To waste; to be extravagant or luxurious.
他过着极其侈靡的生活。
He lives an extremely extravagant life.
To disperse; to scatter or eliminate.
阴霾终将靡散,光明总会到来
The gloom will eventually disperse, and light will always arrive.
Used interchangeably with 'mí' (糜), meaning rotten, decayed, or excessively luxurious and extravagant to the point of decay.
旧日的奢靡生活,早已让他的家财尽数散尽
His extravagant lifestyle of the past had long since squandered all his family fortune.

Common Words and Phrases with 靡

1
mí靡fèi费
waste extravagantly; squander
为了避免靡费,我们决定购买经济实惠的用品。
To avoid extravagance, we decided to purchase economical and practical supplies.
2
mí靡jí及
unable to achieve, attain, or reach
她的理想境界太高,常人实难靡及
Her ideal realm is too lofty, genuinely beyond the reach of ordinary people.
3
mǐ靡mǐ靡zhī之yuè乐
Decadent, lewd, or enervating music, often considered morally corrupting.
他沉溺于靡靡之乐,渐渐荒废了学业和前途。
He indulged in decadent music, gradually neglecting his studies and future.
4
mí靡yī衣yù玉shí食
Extravagant clothes and luxurious food; living an extravagant and luxurious life.
他从小过着靡衣玉食的生活,对寻常百姓的辛劳一无所知。
He has lived a life of luxurious clothing and exquisite food since childhood, completely unaware of the hardships faced by ordinary people.

More words with 靡

  • shē奢mí靡Extravagance, Luxury
  • wěi委mǐ靡listless; dispirited
  • wěi萎mǐ靡Languid; listless; dispirited.
  • chǐ侈mí靡extravagant, lavish
  • fú浮mí靡Decadent, Extravagant
  • màn曼mí靡describing a sound as long and soft
  • tuí颓mǐ靡Dejected and dispirited
  • qǐ绮mí靡luxurious, gorgeous and extravagant
  • yín淫mí靡Decadent, Debauched
  • fēng风mǐ靡popular, prevalent
  • mí靡sàn散dissipate, squander
  • dì弟mí靡weak, dissolute
  • mí靡làn烂decadent, corrupt
  • jīng精shen神wéi萎mǐ靡languid, listless
  • shē奢mí靡shēng生huó活luxurious life, extravagant lifestyle
  • shē奢mí靡wú无yì艺Extravagant and unrefined, Decadent and uncultured
  • shēng生huó活shē奢mí靡extravagant lifestyle, luxurious lifestyle
  • wén文zì字qǐ绮mí靡flowery language, ornate writing
  • shē奢mí靡wú无dù度extravagant, excessive luxury
  • xíng行mài迈mí靡mí靡Walking slowly, Faltering steps

Idioms with 靡

  • mǐ靡mǐ靡zhī之yīn音decadent or enervating music
  • fēng风mǐ靡yī一shí时to be all the rage for a time
  • fēng风mǐ靡yī一shì世swept the world for a time
  • suǒ所xiàng向pī披mǐ靡sweep away all obstacles
  • wàng望fēng风ér而mǐ靡flee at the mere sight of the adversary
  • wàng望fēng风pī披mǐ靡collapse at the mere sight
  • wěi委mǐ靡bù不zhèn振dejected and dispirited
  • wěi萎mǐ靡bù不zhèn振dispirited and dejected
  • mí靡jiān坚bù不cuī摧destroying all solid things
  • mí靡mí靡zhī之shēng声decadent and enervating music
  • mí靡rán然chéng成fēng风to become a prevailing trend
  • mǐ靡rán然cóng从fēng风to follow suit en masse

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Questions about 靡

What does 靡 mean in Chinese?

靡 (mí) means “To waste” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 靡?

靡 is pronounced mí in Mandarin Chinese.

How many strokes does 靡 have?

靡 has 19 strokes.

How do you write 靡?

靡 is written in 19 strokes, starting from the radical 非. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 靡?

The radical of 靡 is 非, and 靡 is a phono-semantic compound.

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