涸

hé
  1. to dry
  2. to dry up

CEDICT

  1. (of bodies of water) dry
  2. (of bodies of water) to dry up
  3. dry
  4. to dry up

Wiktionary

水乾竭、乾枯。

重編國語辭典

Containing this entry

乾涸 gānhé to dry up
涸澤而漁 hézééryú see 竭澤而漁 jiézééryú
涸轍之鮒 hézhézhīfù
  1. lit. a fish in a dried-out rut (idiom)
  2. fig. a person in dire straits
濡沫涸轍 rúmòhézhé to help each other out in hard times (idiom)

Related entries

乾涸 gānhé to dry up
這口井乾涸了。

The well ran dry.

Source: Tatoeba

萎縮 wěisuō
  1. to wither
  2. to dry up (of a plant)
  3. to atrophy (of muscle, social custom etc)
他的腿部肌肉在他卧床不起的七个月中萎缩了。

The muscles in his legs had atrophied during the seven months he was bedridden.

Source: Tatoeba