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
to mean; to signify; to imply
to improve taste; to make sth palatable
(of people) to feel at ease
(of people) to feel at ease
tasty
jujube
jujube
tedious; dreary
tedious; dreary
odor; scent
to be lacking in human character
to be lacking in human character
erhua variant of méi rén wèi
erhua variant of méi rén wèi
tasteless
tasteless
mood; atmosphere; circumstances
mood; atmosphere; circumstances
Western style; Western taste
insipid and tasteless (idiom)
food prepared by stewing in soy sauce and spices
food prepared by stewing in soy sauce and spices
astringent; acerbic (taste)
astringent; acerbic (taste)
(fig.) combative tone; belligerence; smell of gunpowder