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

干涸 gānhé to dry up
涸泽而渔 hézééryú see 竭泽而渔 jiézééryú
涸辙之鲋 hézhézhīfù
  1. lit. a fish in a dried-out rut (idiom)
  2. fig. a person in dire straits
濡沫涸辙 rúmòhézhé to help each other out in hard times (idiom)

Related entries

干涸 gānhé to dry up
這口井乾涸了。

The well ran dry.

Source: Tatoeba

萎缩 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