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wèi

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wèi Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
wèi | wei4
English translation
taste
smell
classifier for drugs (in TCM)
taste; smell, odor; delicacy

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About wèi

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Number of strokes

8

Traditional form

wèi

Contains the radical

kǒu

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Learning hint

mouth

Etymology of wèi

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

口未

Semantic compound

kǒu

Phonetic compound

wèi

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. kǒu represents the meaning and wèi represents the sound.

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Example sentences using wèi

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湖南 Hú nán 风味 fēngwèi , 口味 kǒuwèi xiāng .

It offers food of Hunan flavor, which is hot and spicy.

呈现 chéngxiàn le 强烈 qiángliè de 成熟 chéngshú 浆果 jiāng guǒ de 味道 wèidao , 香甜 xiāng tián ér Wēi .

The aroma displays intense, ripe mulberry fruit with sweet spicy notes.

zhè xiē 斜坡 xié pō 平面 píngmiàn 到底 dàodǐ 意味着 yìwèizhe 什么 shénme , zhè shì 几何 jǐ hé . ”

The problem is one of geometry, what these slopes and planes mean. "

Wén dào zhè 令人 lìng rén 作呕 zuò ǒu de 气味 qìwèi ,皱眉 zhòu méi é .

He screwed up his face at the nasty smell.

zhè 可怜 kělián de 孩子 háizi Wén dào le 香喷喷 xiāng pēn pēn de ròu wèi .

The poor boy smelled the delicious odour of cooked meat.

Words with wèi

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
意味着 yìwèizhe to signify意味著
味道 wèidao flavor味道 wèidao
wèi taste wèi
美味 měi wèi delicious美味 měi wèi
口味 kǒuwèi flavor口味 kǒuwèi
意味 yì wèi meaning意味 yì wèi
滋味 zīwèi taste滋味 zīwèi
气味 qìwèi odor氣味
品味 pǐn wèi to sample品味 pǐn wèi
香味 xiāng wèi fragrance香味 xiāng wèi
味儿 wèi r taste味兒
一味 yī wèi blindly一味 yī wèi
风味 fēngwèi distinctive flavor風味
乏味 fá wèi tedious乏味 fá wèi
调味 tiáo wèi seasoning調味
回味 huí wèi to reflect on回味 huí wèi
趣味 qùwèi fun趣味 qùwèi
臭味 chòu wèi stink臭味 chòu wèi
韵味 yùn wèi interest韻味
味精 wèi jīng monosodium glutamate (MSG)味精 wèi jīng
无味 wú wèi tasteless無味
体味 tǐ wèi body odor體味
耐人寻味 nài rén xún wèi thought-provoking耐人尋味
意味深长 yì wèi shēn cháng profound意味深長
味觉 wèi jué gustation味覺

wèi Decomposition & Compounds

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wèi Decomposition

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wèi Compounds

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