萎縮

萎缩
wěisuō
  1. to wither
  2. to dry up (of a plant)
  3. to atrophy (of muscle, social custom etc)

CEDICT

Entry Composition

1 萎 wěi
  1. to wither
  2. to drop
  3. to decline
  4. spiritless
  5. Taiwan pr. wēi
2 縮 suō
  1. to withdraw
  2. to pull back
  3. to contract
  4. to shrink
  5. to reduce
  6. abbreviation
  7. also pr. sù