wèi

taste; smell; classifier for drugs (in TCM)

HSK 4 #844

Character data

HSK 4
Frequency 844th character
Radical ⼝ (30.5)
Strokes 8
Index # 1078

Definitions

味 wèi
  1. 1. taste
  2. 2. smell
  3. 3. classifier for drugs (in TCM)

Stroke order

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Words containing 味

Word Meaning
shamisen, three-stringed Japanese musical instrument
shamisen, three-stringed Japanese musical instrument
be upset; feel bad; not quite right
be upset; feel bad; not quite right
to be upset; to feel disgusted
to pick up an odor
all kinds of flavors
a complete gamut of all five flavors (idiom); every flavor under the sun
schizandra (Schisandra chinensis); Magnolia vine
with complex feelings (idiom)
with complex feelings (idiom)
Beijing style; Beijing flavor
erhua variant of rén qíng wèi
erhua variant of rén qíng wèi
worth tasting; you should try it
to have quite a lasting charm
to have quite a lasting charm
natural flavor (without spices and seasonings)
to be jealous; to envy
fine, lasting flavor (of literature)
fine, lasting flavor (of literature)
Ajinomoto, Japanese food and chemical corporation
taste
tasteless; insipid; tastes as if one is chewing wax (idiom)
miso (traditional Japanese seasoning)