式微

Traditional form:

式微

Pinyin (reading):

shìwēi

Definitions:

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

Characters:

• 式 - formula, pattern, rule, style, system
• 微 - small, tiny, trifling; micro-

Traditional characters:

• 式 - formula, pattern, rule, style, system
• 微 - small, tiny, trifling; micro-