衰

shuāi

decline, falter, decrease; weaken

How to write 衰, stroke by stroke

variant of 缞; (bound form) to decay; to decline; to wane

Ideographic: A person in a robe 衣 with an injury 一 to his head 口

Made of 衣 + 口 + 一

衰老shuāi lǎoto age; to deteriorate with age; old and weak
衰退shuāi tuìto decline; to fall; to drop; to falter; a decline; recession (in economics)
衰竭shuāi jiéorgan failure; exhaustion; prostration (medicine)
衰人shuāi rénloser; jerk
衰弱shuāi ruòweak; feeble
衰落shuāi luòto fall; to drop; to decline; to deteriorate; to go downhill
衰败shuāi bàito decline; to wane; to decay; to deteriorate
经济衰退jīng jì shuāi tuì(economic) recession
不衰bù shuāiunfailing; never weakening; enduring; unstoppable
半衰期bàn shuāi qī(physics) half-life
唱衰chàng shuāito express pessimistic views about (sth)
早衰zǎo shuāito age prematurely; premature senescence

没有人能逃过衰老。
méi yǒu rén néng táo guò shuāi lǎo 。
No one can escape growing old.
衰老不得，智慧不得不得。
shuāi lǎo bù dé ， zhì huì bù dé bu dé 。
Don't get older, get wiser.
近几年，很多当地的传统都衰败了。
jìn jǐ nián ， hěn duō dāng dì de chuán tǒng dōu shuāi bài le 。
Many local traditions have fallen into decay in recent years.
他的威信日渐衰落。
tā de wēi xìn rì jiàn shuāi luò 。
His prestige is fading.