微

tiny; miniature; slightly; profound; abtruse; to decline; one millionth part of; micro-; Taiwan pr. [wei2]

13 strokes Dict coverage rank #439 U+5FAE

components: 彳山兀攵

tiny · Heisig RSH #759

queue + 山 mountain + ceiling + wind + taskmaster

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Characters built with 微 as their sound component

These characters all use 微 (wēi) as their phonetic component — compare how they read:

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
微 sound component	wēi	small, tiny, trifling; micro-
薇	wēi	a kind of fern; Osmunda regalis

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
微生物学家	wēi shēng wù xué jiā	microbiologist
微电子学	wēi diàn zǐ xué	microelectronics
微生物学	wēi shēng wù xué	microbiology
中微子	zhōng wēi zǐ	(particle physics) neutrino
微中子	wēi zhōng zǐ	(Tw) (particle physics) neutrino
微山县	Wēi shān Xiàn	Weishan, a county in Jining City 濟寧市\|济宁市[Ji3 ning2 Shi4], Shandong
微电子	wēi diàn zǐ	microelectronics
本小利微	běn xiǎo lì wēi	(of a small business) to have very little capital and very modest profits
微分学	wēi fēn xué	differential calculus
微机化	wēi jī huà	miniaturization; micro-miniaturization
微生物	wēi shēng wù	microorganism
微言大义	wēi yán dà yì	subtle words with profound meaning (idiom)
微动开关	wēi dòng kāi guān	microswitch
微波天线	wēi bō tiān xiàn	microwave antenna
微不足道	wēi bù zú dào	(idiom) negligible; insignificant
微处理机	wēi chǔ lǐ jī	microprocessor
微山	Wēi shān	see 微山縣\|微山县[Wei1 shan1 Xian4]
微小	wēi xiǎo	minute (i.e. extremely small); infinitesimal
微量白蛋白	wēi liàng bái dàn bái	microalbumin
微机	wēi jī	micro (computer)