Usage of the character 微

surname Wei
ancient Chinese state near present-day Chongqing
Taiwan pr. ( Wéi)

wēi

微

[微]

tiny
miniature
slightly
profound
abtruse
to decline
one millionth part of
micro-
Taiwan pr. (wéi)

wēiwēi

微微

[微微]

slight
faint
humble

wēicāo

微操

[微操]

to micromanage
micromanagement

rùwēi

入微

[入微]

down to the smallest detail; thoroughgoing; fine and detailed

wēiruò

微弱

[微弱]

weak
faint
feeble

wēitiáo

微调

[微調]

fine tuning
trimming

wēimǐ

微米

[微米]

micron (one thousandth of a millimeter or 10^-6 meter)

wēipàng

微胖

[微胖]

slightly chubby; stoutish

xiēwēi

些微

[些微]

slight; minor; small
slightly

wēijī

微机

[微機]

micro (computer)

wēishāng

微商

[微商]

derivative (math.)
business on WeChat 微信 ( Wēixìn) leveraging one's social network
person who operates such a business

wēijiàn

微贱

[微賤]

humble
lowly

bēiwēi

卑微

[卑微]

lowly
humble

dīwēi

低微

[低微]

meager (wages)
humble (social status)
feeble (voice)

wēimíng

微明

[微明]

twilight

wēisī

微丝

[微絲]

microfilament

wēidiāo

微雕

[微雕]

a miniature (carving)

wēimò

微漠

[微漠]

faint (almost inaudible or invisible)

wēixiào

微笑

[微笑]

smile
CL:個／个 (gè),絲／丝 (sī)
to smile

wēiguāng

微光

[微光]

glimmer

wēirǎo

微扰

[微擾]

infinitesimal disturbance
perturbation (physics)

wēifú

微服

[微服]

(of a high-ranking official) to wear plain clothes in order to go about incognito

wēimò

微末

[微末]

tiny
negligible

wēilì

微粒

[微粒]

speck
particle

háowēi

毫微

[毫微]

(prefix) nano-

shāowēi

稍微

[稍微]

a little bit

jīngwēi

精微

[精微]

subtle
profound

jīwēi

几微

[幾微]

tiny
infinitesimal

Wēiruǎn

微软

[微軟]

Microsoft Corporation

wēijìng

微径

[微徑]

small path

wēituó

微驼

[微駝]

stooping
hunched

wēixiǎo

微小

[微小]

minute (i.e. extremely small)
infinitesimal

wēixì

微细

[微細]

microminiature (technology)

wēichén

微尘

[微塵]

dust
(Buddhism) minutest particle of matter

wēiyàng

微恙

[微恙]

slight illness
indisposition

wēimáng

微茫

[微茫]

hazy
blurred

wēiliàng

微量

[微量]

a smidgen
minute
micro-
trace (element)

wēimiào

微妙

[微妙]

subtle

hūwēi

忽微

[忽微]

minuscule quantity
minor matter

kěwēi

可微

[可微]

differentiable (math.)

wēicí

微词

[微詞]

veiled criticism

yōuwēi

幽微

[幽微]

faint
subtle (of sound, scent etc)
profound
mysterious
dim

wēisuō

微缩

[微縮]

compact
micro-
miniature
to miniaturize

wēifēn

微分

[微分]

(math.) differential (of a function)
differential (equation etc)
to differentiate
differentiation

xìwēi

细微

[細微]

tiny
minute
fine
subtle
sensitive (instruments)

wēibó

微博

[微博]

microblogging
microblog

Wēixìn

微信

[微信]

Weixin or WeChat (mobile text and voice messaging service developed by Tencent 騰訊／腾讯 ( Téngxùn))

xiǎnwēi

显微

[顯微]

micro-
microscopic
to make the minute visible

Wēixīng

微星

[微星]

Micro-Star International (MSI), Taiwanese computer hardware company

wēikè

微克

[微克]

microgram (μg)

shìwēi

式微

[式微]

(literary) to decline
to wane
title of a section in the Book of Songs 詩經／诗经 ( Shījīng)

wēibō

微波

[微波]

ripple
microwave

wēináng

微囊

[微囊]

(pharm.) microcapsule

lüèwēi

略微

[略微]

a little bit; slightly

wēilà

微辣

[微辣]

mildly spicy

wēijīng

微晶

[微晶]

microcrystal

wēifēng

微风

[微風]

breeze
light wind

wēiguǎn

微管

[微管]

tubule
microtubule

wēixūn

微醺

[微醺]

tipsy

qīngwēi

轻微

[輕微]

slight
light
trivial
to a small extent

wēiróng

微溶

[微溶]

slightly soluble

Wēishān

微山

[微山]

Weishan County in Jining 濟寧／济宁 ( Jǐníng), Shandong

wēixíng

微型

[微型]

miniature; micro-; tiny

wēiguān

微观

[微觀]

micro-
subatomic

wēimiǎo

微秒

[微秒]

microsecond, µs, 10^-6 s

wēihuǒ

微火

[微火]

a low fire (for roasting)

wēichén

微臣

[微臣]

this small official
humble servant

wēibó

微薄

[微薄]

scanty
meager

wēi'ān

微安

[微安]

microampere (one millionth of amp)
also written 微安培

wēishēng

微升

[微升]

microliter
to increase slightly

shuāiwēi

衰微

[衰微]

to decline; to wane
weakened; enfeebled; in decline

xiānwēi

纤微

[纖微]

slight
slim

hánwēi

寒微

[寒微]

of humble origin

shènwēi

甚微

[甚微]

very small
very little
scant
minimal

wēijūn

微菌

[微菌]

microorganism

wēizhěng

微整

[微整]

abbr. for 微整形 (wēizhěngxíng)

wēidiànnǎo

微电脑

[微電腦]

microcomputer

wēipī'ēn

微劈恩

[微劈恩]

VPN (loanword)

wēirǎolùn

微扰论

[微擾論]

perturbation theory

wēilìtǐ

微粒体

[微粒體]

microsome

Hú Zǐwēi

胡紫微

[胡紫微]

Hu Ziwei (1970-), PRC lady TV presenter

wēifēnxué

微分学

[微分學]

differential calculus

piānwēifēn

偏微分

[偏微分]

(math.) partial differential
(math.) partial derivative

zǐwēigōng

紫微宫

[紫微宮]

palace of Jade emperor (in Taoism)

wēixuèguǎn

微血管

[微血管]

capillary

wēishēngwù

微生物

[微生物]

microorganism

háowēimǐ

毫微米

[毫微米]

millimicron or one-millionth of a millimeter

zhōngwēizǐ

中微子

[中微子]

neutrino (particle physics)
also written 微中子 (wēizhōngzǐ)

wēi'ānpéi

微安培

[微安培]

microampere (one millionth of amp)

wēishuìmián

微睡眠

[微睡眠]

microsleep

wēijīngpiàn

微晶片

[微晶片]

microchip

wēizhōngzǐ

微中子

[微中子]

neutrino (particle physics)
also written 中微子 (zhōngwēizǐ)

wēijùjiāo

微聚焦

[微聚焦]

microfocus x-ray computed tomography (microCT)

wēidòngmài

微动脉

[微動脈]

capillary artery

wēibiǎoqíng

微表情

[微表情]

microexpression

xiǎnwēijìng

显微镜

[顯微鏡]

microscope
CL:臺／台 (tái)

wēibōlú

微波炉

[微波爐]

microwave oven
CL:臺／台 (tái)

wēikǒngmó

微孔膜

[微孔膜]

microporous membrane

fēiwēirǎo

非微扰

[非微擾]

non-perturbative (physics)

wēidiànzǐ

微电子

[微電子]

microelectronics

wēijīfēn

微积分

[微積分]

calculus
differentiation and integration
calculus of infinitesimals 微 and integrals 積／积

wēijìngmài

微静脉

[微靜脈]

capillary vein

Wēishān Xiàn

微山县

[微山縣]

Weishan County in Jining 濟寧／济宁 ( Jǐníng), Shandong

wēibókè

微博客

[微博客]

microblogging
microblog

wēizhěngxíng

微整形

[微整形]

non-surgical cosmetic procedure (injection of Botox, hyaluronic acid etc)

Lù Tànwēi

陆探微

[陸探微]

Lu Tanwei (active c. 450-490), one of the Four Great Painters of the Six Dynasties 六朝四大家

wēijīhuà

微机化

[微機化]

miniaturization
micro-miniaturization

xiǎnwēixué

显微学

[顯微學]

microscopy

Xīnlàng Wēibó

新浪微博

[新浪微博]

Sina Weibo, Chinese microblogging website

wēifēnjǐhé

微分几何

[微分幾何]

differential geometry

wēiyándàyì

微言大义

[微言大義]

subtle words with profound meaning (idiom)

wēiguǎndànbái

微管蛋白

[微管蛋白]

tubulin

xìwēimòjié

细微末节

[細微末節]

tiny insignificant details
niceties

běnxiǎolìwēi

本小利微

[本小利微]

(of a small business) to have very little capital and very modest profits

rénwēiyánqīng

人微言轻

[人微言輕]

(idiom) what lowly people think counts for little

wēibùzúdào

微不足道

[微不足道]

negligible; insignificant

wēisùshèyǐng

微速摄影

[微速攝影]

time-lapse photography

jiànwēizhīzhù

见微知著

[見微知著]

one tiny clue reveals the general trend (idiom); small beginnings show how things will develop

shíwēijiànjǐ

识微见几

[識微見幾]

lit. see a tiny bit and understand everything (idiom)

wēichuāngshǒushù

微创手术

[微創手術]

minimally invasive surgery

wúwēibùzhì

无微不至

[無微不至]

in every possible way (idiom); meticulous

wēixìjiāgōng

微细加工

[微細加工]

microminiature technology

yīxiànwēiguāng

一线微光

[一線微光]

gleam

wēirǎozhǎnkāi

微扰展开

[微擾展開]

perturbative expansion (physics)

wēixíngxiǎoshuō

微型小说

[微型小說]

flash fiction

jiāshìhánwēi

家世寒微

[家世寒微]

to be of humble origin (idiom)

wēiguānshìjiè

微观世界

[微觀世界]

microcosm
the microscopic world

wēifúsīfǎng

微服私访

[微服私訪]

to mingle with the people incognito

wēifēnfāngchéng

微分方程

[微分方程]

differential equation (math.)

wēisīxuèguǎn

微丝血管

[微絲血管]

capillary blood vessels

liányīwēiyàng

涟漪微漾

[漣漪微漾]

ripples
riffles

shìwēizhīzhuó

视微知着

[視微知著]

one tiny clue reveals the general trend (idiom); small beginnings show how things will develop

miǎohūqíwēi

渺乎其微

[渺乎其微]

remote and insignificant (idiom)

tǐtiērùwēi

体贴入微

[體貼入微]

to show every possible consideration (idiom); meticulous care

wēichǔlǐjī

微处理机

[微處理機]

microprocessor

wēichǔlǐqì

微处理器

[微處理器]

microprocessor

wēi'āohuángtán

微凹黄檀

[微凹黃檀]

cocobolo (Dalbergia retusa)

hànshǒuwēixiào

颔首微笑

[頷首微笑]

to nod and smile

tànyōufāwēi

探幽发微

[探幽發微]

to probe deeply and uncover minute details

xuánfúwēilì

悬浮微粒

[懸浮微粒]

particulates
particulate matter

fángwēidùjiàn

防微杜渐

[防微杜漸]

to nip in the bud (idiom)

zǐwēidǒushù

紫微斗数

[紫微斗數]

Zi Wei Dou Shu, a form of Chinese fortune-telling

cháwēizhīzhù

察微知著

[察微知著]

to examine tiny clues to know general trends (idiom)
to deduce the whole story from small traces

wēijīfēnxué

微积分学

[微積分學]

infinitesimal calculus
calculus

wēiguānjīngjì

微观经济

[微觀經濟]

microeconomic

wēihūqíwēi

微乎其微

[微乎其微]

a tiny bit
very little
next to nothing (idiom)

zhīzhīshènwēi

知之甚微

[知之甚微]

to know very little about

báibìwēixiá

白璧微瑕

[白璧微瑕]

a slight blemish

Xiǎnwēijìngzuò

显微镜座

[顯微鏡座]

Microscopium (constellation)

jùtǐ'érwēi

具体而微

[具體而微]

miniature
scaled-down
forming a microcosm

wēidiànzǐxué

微电子学

[微電子學]

microelectronics

wēiliàngyuánsù

微量元素

[微量元素]

trace element (chemistry)

wēisuōjiāojuǎn

微缩胶卷

[微縮膠捲]

microfilm

Wēiruǎn Gōngsī

微软公司

[微軟公司]

Microsoft Corporation

suōwēipíngpiàn

缩微平片

[縮微平片]

microfiche

wēikòngzhìqì

微控制器

[微控制器]

microcontroller unit (MCU)

jīyúhūwēi

积于忽微

[積於忽微]

to accumulate tiny quantities (idiom)

wēishēngwùxué

微生物学

[微生物學]

microbiology

tǐxùrùwēi

体恤入微

[體恤入微]

to emphasize down to last detail (idiom); to show every possible consideration
meticulous care

wēibōtiānxiàn

微波天线

[微波天線]

microwave antenna

guāngxuéxiǎnwēijìng

光学显微镜

[光學顯微鏡]

optical microscope

wēixíngfēngzhuāngkuài

微型封装块

[微型封裝塊]

microcapsule

diànzǐxiǎnwēijìng

电子显微镜

[電子顯微鏡]

electron microscope

wēixiǎobìngdúkē

微小病毒科

[微小病毒科]

Picornaviridae (virus family including many human pathogens); small RNA virus

chángwēifēnfāngchéng

常微分方程

[常微分方程]

ordinary differential equation (ODE)

xiǎnwēijiěpōuxué

显微解剖学

[顯微解剖學]

(medicine) histology; microscopic anatomy

wēifēnjǐhéxué

微分几何学

[微分幾何學]

differential geometry

wēiliàngbáidànbái

微量白蛋白

[微量白蛋白]

microalbumin

wēijiāonángjìshù

微胶囊技术

[微膠囊技術]

microencapsulation

piānwēifēnfāngchéng

偏微分方程

[偏微分方程]

partial differential equation (PDE)

xiǎnwēijìngzàipiàn

显微镜载片

[顯微鏡載片]

microscopic slide

wēishēngwùxuéjiā

微生物学家

[微生物學家]

microbiologist

luóxuáncèwēiqì

螺旋测微器

[螺旋測微器]

micrometer screw gauge; micrometer

Yuèwēi Cǎotáng Bǐjì

阅微草堂笔记

[閱微草堂筆記]

Notes on a Minutely Observed Thatched Hut by Ji Yun 紀昀／纪昀 ( Jì Yún), novel of the supernatural
The Thatched Study of Close Scrutiny

wēijīfēnjīběndìnglǐ

微积分基本定理

[微積分基本定理]

fundamental theorem of calculus

Tàiyáng Wēixìtǒnggōngsī

太阳微系统公司

[太陽微系統公司]

Sun Microsystems

yuánhéxìbāoxíngwēishēngwù

原核细胞型微生物

[原核細胞型微生物]

prokaryotic cell type microorganism