味 meaning and pronunciation

Simplified/traditional character

味 English definition

wèi

  • taste
  • smell
  • classifier for drugs (in TCM)

HSK levels


Characters with the same pronunciation

  • : because of; for; to;
  • : position; location; place; seat; classifier for people (honorific); classifier for binary bits (e.g. 十六位 16-bit or 2 bytes);
  • : to guard; to protect; to defend; abbr. for 衛生|卫生, hygiene; health; abbr. for 衛生間|卫生间, toilet;
  • : hello (when answering the phone);
  • : military officer;
  • : a wide room;
  • : to comfort; to console; to reassure;
  • : not yet; did not; have not; not; 8th earthly branch: 1-3 p.m., 6th solar month (7th July-6th August), year of the Sheep;
  • : the Wei River in Shaanxi through the Guanzhong 關中|关中 plain;
  • : for
  • : radiance of fire;
  • : hedgehog (family Erinaceidae);
  • : to fear;
  • : bird net;
  • : stomach; CL:個|个[ge4];
  • : luxuriant; colourful
  • : weedy;
  • : guard
  • : guard
  • : collar;
  • : to exaggerate; incredible;
  • : to speak; to say; to name; to designate; meaning; sense;
  • : to exaggerate; to fabricate; falsehood;
  • : rising of clouds;
  • : tower over a palace gateway (old);

Sentences examples with 味

  • 这家饭馆儿的包子味道非常好。
    Zhè jiā fànguǎn er de bāozi wèidào fēicháng hǎo.
  • 快来尝尝我做的菜,味道怎么样?
    Kuài lái cháng cháng wǒ zuò de cài, wèidào zěnme yàng?
  • 我最爱吃妈妈做的鱼,味道好极了!
    Wǒ zuì ài chī māmā zuò de yú, wèidào hào jíle!

Words containing 味, by HSK level