枯

to wither; die; deplete; decline

Kanji 1231

Literally, 枯 pertains to dying or dead vegetation, as in "Frost killed all the flowers" and "He cut dead branches off the tree." But 枯 also appears in philosophical titles like "Sunflowers Bear Seeds Only After They Die," and "Late-Blooming Flowers Don't Wither." Best of all, 枯 pops up in fun expressions such as "fear makes the wolf bigger than he is" and "thousands die to make one hero."