靡 (mí) — (bound form, literary) to be blown over, to be…

Definition

Classical/literary bound form meaning 'to be swept away, scattered, blown about' — always part of a set phrase like 靡然, 靡散, 披靡. Not used alone.

bound form

(bound form, literary) to be blown overto be swept away

Easily confused

靡。
Zhè zhǒng xīn fēng gé zài nián qīng rén zhōng mí rán chéng fēng.
This new style has swept through young people like a wind.
靡。
Tā de yí lǜ bèi shì shí mí sàn.
His doubts were dissipated by the facts.
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Nà zhī jūn duì suǒ xiàng pī mí.
That army is invincible, sweeping away everything in its path.

Sound + meaning

六书liùshū

形声xíngshēng

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

麻非靡

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

麻

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

靡 combines 非, linked to scattering, with 麻 for sound.