靡

• Physical: To droop, fall, or bend (as vegetation in the wind); to disperse, scatter, or divide.
• Moral/Social: Luxury, decadence, or extravagance. Often appears as the reduplicated 靡靡 to denote "softness" (lack of discipline) or the wasting of resources.

In early texts (such as the //Shijing// and early philosophical prose), this glyph frequently functions as a strong negative meaning "not," "none," or "no one," often interchangeable with 無 or 非.

When determining the sense of this glyph, evaluate in the following order:

1. Negation: Does it function as a logical operator ("not/none")?

2. Physicality: Is there a context of wind, vegetation, or things losing their structure ("drooping/scattering")?

3. Characterization: If describing habits or court life, does "extravagant" or "soft" fit the moral tone?