凋 Stroke Order

凋 [diāo] 1. Decline. - 衰落: wither, decline, withered and fallen. - Examples: 凋谢 (wither and fall), 凋残 (wither and fade), 凋枯 (wither and dry), 凋萎 (withering), 凋零 (decay), 凋敝 (decay and impoverishment). 2. Meaning as a verb: - 本义: 草木衰落 (The original meaning: plants and trees wither) - 造字法: 形声 (Phonetic compound). Derived from 仌 (bīng), which signifies frost. - 同本义: to wither. - 引: - 1. 《说文》: 凋, half damaged. - 2. 《广雅》: 凋, caused injury. - 3. 《战国策·秦策》: for its withering glory. - 4. 《思元赋》: the plants are already withered. - Examples: - 凋萎 (wither and droop; refers to plants' stems and leaves that cannot maintain their shape due to excessive transpiration and insufficient moisture). - 凋瘁 (declined and withered). - 凋霜 (damaged by frost). 3. Decline as a state: - 衰败: to decline. - Examples: - 凋换 (changing and withering). - 凋丧 (falling and perishing). - 凋变 (changing and declining). - 凋废 (declining and wasting away). - 凋尽 (totally depleted and reduced to the extreme). 4. As an adjective: - 零落: withered and fallen. - Examples: - 凋散 (scattered and withered). - 凋寡 (sparse and withered). - 凋摧 (withering and damaging). - 凋疏 (thin and scattered). 5. Poverty-stricken: - 贫穷困苦: impoverished and suffering. - Examples: - 凋困 (poor and struggling). - 凋匮 (hardship and scarcity). - 凋窭 (impoverished and in discomfort). - 凋罄 (destitute and lacking).