凋

meaning for 凋 diāo:

• - witheredwithered
• - wilted
• - to wither
• - to fade
• - to decayto wither
• - to wilt
• - wizenedimpoverished
• - destitute
• - hard
• - depressed (of business)
• - tattered
• - raggedto wither (and drop off)
• - to wilt
• - to pass awaythe people's livelihood is reduced to destitution (idiom)
• - a time of famine and impoverishment