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味
wèi
1. taste
2. smell
3. classifier for drugs (in TCM)
Very Common • Top 2% ✏️ 8 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

味
wèi
taste; smell, odor; delicacy
HSK 4 8 丶

Compound Words (20)

一味
yīwèi
blindly
串味
chuànwèi
to become tainted with the smell of sth else
乏味
fáwèi
tedious
五味
wǔwèi
the five flavors, namely: sweet [[甜]], sour [[酸]], bitter [[苦]], spicy hot [[辣]], salty [[鹹|咸]]
京味
jīngwèi
Beijing flavor
入味
rùwèi
tasty
口味
kǒuwèi
a person's preferences
HSK 5
吃味
chīwèi
to be jealous
味儿
wèir
taste
味噌
wèicēng
miso (traditional Japanese seasoning)
味精
wèijīng
monosodium glutamate (MSG)
味素
wèisù
monosodium glutamate (MSG)
味蕾
wèilěi
taste bud(s)
味觉
wèijué
basic taste
味道
wèidao
flavor
HSK 4
品味
pǐnwèi
to sample
回味
huíwèi
to reflect on
够味
gòuwèi
lit. just the right flavor
寻味
xúnwèi
to think sth over
后味
hòuwèi
after-taste

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
4
Character Frequency Rank
843
Word Frequency Rank
1,497 of 84,292