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wèi = w + ei4
taste / smell / (fig.) (noun suffix) feel / quality / sense / (TCM) classifier for ingredients of a medicine prescription
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How to pronounce 味

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= w initial

Wu is for Willy Walrus.

By Matthias • updated about 1 month ago
+ ei4 final

In the Eiffel Tower’s bathroom.

By Matthias • updated 4 months ago

味 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
kǒu = k + ou3
mouth / classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc) / classifier for bites or mouthfuls
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wèi = w + ei4
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 / ancient Chinese compass point: 210°
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Characters with 味 as component

味 is not used as a component in another character.
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Words with 味

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to signify / to mean / to imply
flavor / smell / hint of
meaning / implication / flavor / overtone / to mean / to imply / (Tw) to get a sense of

Sentences with 味

ǎn
xiān
cháng
cháng
shén
me
wèi

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wèi

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

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