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The character "萎" originates from the concept of plant life fading, constructed from the grass radical (艹) atop the component "委", which carries connotations of bending, drooping, or submitting. Its core meaning has consistently described the withering, shriveling, or drying up of vegetation, a direct reflection of its pictorial logic. Over time, this primary botanical sense was extended metaphorically to encompass a similar decline in human vitality or spirit, giving rise to meanings such as languishing, declining, or becoming listless. The traditional form of the character maintains this same composition, and its conceptual structure has remained stable, even as its application broadened from describing physical decay in plants to also capturing a figurative sense of deterioration or loss of vigor.
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花园里的花枯萎了。
经济开始萎缩。
他看起来精神萎靡。
由于缺水，植物迅速萎蔫。
他的信心在挫折中萎谢了。
肌肉萎缩是一种常见病症。
如果继续干旱，庄稼都会枯萎，农民将遭受损失。
在缺乏创新的情况下，市场活力难免逐渐萎顿。