寻味

to think sth over

Characters and words in 寻味

xún = xu + (e)n2

to search / to look for / to seek

寻 = 寸 + 彐 : Mnemonic symbol: a dowsing rod 寻水术. Not to be confused with 丫!

Xu Xian (xu) built a new dowsing rod (寻) which he tests just inside the Erechtheion's entrance ((e)n2). He prepared a huge pig snout (彐) of which he filled one nostril with water and one with wine. To his satisfaction, the dowsing rod reacts only to the wine, so he thumbs up (寸) satisfied. He'll go and search (寻) more wine with it immediately.

wèi = w + ei4

taste / smell / (fig.) (noun suffix) feel / quality / sense / (TCM) classifier for ingredients of a medicine prescription

味 = 口 + 未 : Willy Walrus is wondering about that strange smell in the bathroom of the Eiffel Tower. He can't quite place it. The smell is from Ai Weiwei's new installation: A tower of mandarins.

Words with 寻味

thought-provoking / worth thinking over / to provide food for thought

Sentences with 寻味

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