萎縮

See also: 萎缩

Chinese

		wither; spiritless; withered	to withdraw; to pull back; to contract to withdraw; to pull back; to contract; to shrink; to reduce
trad. (萎縮)		萎	縮
simp. (萎缩)		萎	缩

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): wěisuō, wēisuō

(Zhuyin): ㄨㄟˇ ㄙㄨㄛ, ㄨㄟㄙㄨㄛ
Cantonese (Jyutping): wai² suk¹
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): úi-siok

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: wěisuō
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˇ ㄙㄨㄛ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: wěisuo
  - Wade–Giles: wei³-so¹
  - Yale: wěi-swō
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: woeisuo
  - Palladius: вэйсо (vɛjso)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /weɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ su̯ɔ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: wēisuō
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄟㄙㄨㄛ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: weisuo
  - Wade–Giles: wei¹-so¹
  - Yale: wēi-swō
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ueisuo
  - Palladius: вэйсо (vɛjso)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /weɪ̯⁵⁵ su̯ɔ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: wai² suk¹
  - Yale: wái sūk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: wai² suk⁷
  - Guangdong Romanization: wei² sug¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɐi̯³⁵ sʊk̚⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Tainan)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: úi-siok
  - Tâi-lô: uí-siok
  - Phofsit Daibuun: uysiog
  - Sinological IPA (Tainan): /ui⁵³⁻⁵⁵ siɔk̚³²/

Verb

萎縮

(of plants) to wither
(of parts of the body) to atrophy
(of markets, economies, etc.) to decline; to slump

Synonyms

(to wither): 抽抽兒／抽抽儿 (chōuchour) (colloquial)

Derived terms

小腦萎縮 / 小脑萎缩 (xiǎonǎo wěisuō)
肌肉萎縮症 / 肌肉萎缩症 (jīròu wěisuōzhèng)
肌萎縮性脊髓側索硬化症 / 肌萎缩性脊髓侧索硬化症 (jīwěisuōxìng jǐsuǐcèsuǒ yìnghuàzhèng)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
萎	縮
い Grade: S	しゅく Grade: 6
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
委縮

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [iɕɨkɯ̟]

Noun

萎(い)縮(しゅく) • (ishuku)

Verb

萎(い)縮(しゅく)する • (ishuku suru) suru (stem 萎(い)縮(しゅく)し (ishuku shi), past 萎(い)縮(しゅく)した (ishuku shita))

to wither

Conjugation

Conjugation of "萎縮する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	萎縮し	いしゅくし	ishuku shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	萎縮し	いしゅくし	ishuku shi
Shūshikei ("terminal")	萎縮する	いしゅくする	ishuku suru
Rentaikei ("attributive")	萎縮する	いしゅくする	ishuku suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	萎縮すれ	いしゅくすれ	ishuku sure
Meireikei ("imperative")	萎縮せよ¹ 萎縮しろ²	いしゅくせよ¹ いしゅくしろ²	ishuku seyo¹ ishuku shiro²
Key constructions
Passive	萎縮される	いしゅくされる	ishuku sareru
Causative	萎縮させる萎縮さす	いしゅくさせるいしゅくさす	ishuku saseru ishuku sasu
Potential	萎縮できる	いしゅくできる	ishuku dekiru
Volitional	萎縮しよう	いしゅくしよう	ishuku shiyō
Negative	萎縮しない	いしゅくしない	ishuku shinai
Negative continuative	萎縮せず	いしゅくせず	ishuku sezu
Formal	萎縮します	いしゅくします	ishuku shimasu
Perfective	萎縮した	いしゅくした	ishuku shita
Conjunctive	萎縮して	いしゅくして	ishuku shite
Hypothetical conditional	萎縮すれば	いしゅくすれば	ishuku sureba

¹ Written imperative
² Spoken imperative

References

“萎縮”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026

Korean

Hanja in this term
萎	縮

Noun

萎縮 • (wichuk) (hangeul 위축)

hanja form^? of 위축 (“withering; atrophy”)