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萎縮 word · TOCFL 5 (est.)
萎縮 ＝ 萎 ＋ 縮
ㄨㄟˇ ㄙㄨㄛ · wěisuō
verb — to shrivel, atrophy; to shrink back, dwindle

字源 FORM — what the parts do

萎to wither (枯萎)wěi艸 the plant; 委 wěi gives the sound
縮to shrink (收縮)suō糸 the thread, drawing in
萎縮，枯萎的萎，收縮的縮。

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

草（艸）乾了，線（糸）也抽緊了，整株縮成一團。
The plant (艸) dries out, the thread (糸) pulls tight — the whole thing draws into a knot.
字源記憶法
關 · Related
枯萎kūwěia plant losing life — the same 萎收縮shōusuōdrawing inward — the same 縮