味

wèi

taste

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

mouth (口) + sound hint (未) = taste; flavor

The mouth is what perceives taste and smell — it is the entry point for flavor. 未 mainly lends the wèi sound; the mouth radical carries the meaning.

口+未→味
口MouthSemantic
未Not yet (its literal meaning)Phonetic

这道菜的味道很好,我很喜欢。

zhè dào cài de wèi dào hěn hǎo,wǒ hěn xǐ huān。

This dish tastes very good; I really like it.

汤里加了三味药材,喝起来有点苦。

tāng lǐ jiā le sān wèi yào cái,hē qǐ lái yǒu diǎn kǔ。

Three medicinal ingredients were added to the soup, and it tastes a bit bitter.

Words with 味

耐人寻味

nài rén xún wèi

(idiom) thought-provoking; to provide food for thought

人情味

rén qíng wèi

human warmth

卤味

lǔ wèi

variant of 滷味|卤味[lu3 wei4]

回味无穷

huí wèi wú qióng

to have a rich aftertaste

甜味

tián wèi

sweetness

达味

dá wèi

David (name)

达味王

dá wèi wáng

King David

酒味

jiǔ wèi

smell of alcohol

重口味

zhòng kǒu wèi

strong flavor (spicy, salty etc)

野味

yě wèi

game

铜臭味

tóng xiù wèi

profit-before-all-else mindset

开味

kāi wèi

whet the appetite

More characters with 口

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