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
whet the appetite
hinted appeal; interest; implicit charm in rhyme or sound
distinctive flavor; distinctive style
lit. to eat without tasting the food
not good yet hard to give up; awkward choice
hard to give up though not very useful
of little value yet hard to give up
of little worth yet hard to give up
exotic odors assail the nostrils (idiom)
exotic odors assail the nostrils (idiom)
foul smell
foul smell
to appreciate a subtle taste; body odor
umami, one of the five basic tastes (cookery)
food prepared by stewing in soy sauce and spices
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