Memory phrase for the Kanji: 味
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味 |
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Meaning
| taste, smell
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Pronunciation |
wèi |
Explanation |
Left: mouth 口, right: not yet 未 (The upper shorter branch 一 of the tree 木 is "not yet".) |
Mnemonic
| In the mouth have young shoots (="what is not yet") a special taste. [In contrast: In the mouth 口 old 古 things taste: hard 固]
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Radicals
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口
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mouth, opening | This is a small square. If it is bigger: 囗, it is an enclosure. |
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未
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unripe, not yet | The upper branch of the tree is shorter, thus 'not yet' or immature. |
Tip: Go to the radicals that are contained in this character and learn all the characters with this radical systematically!
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Vocabulary
| 意味着 |
yì wèi zhe |
to signify; to mean; to imply |
| 味精 |
wèi jīng |
monosodium glutamate (MSG); Ajinomoto |
| 香味 |
xiāng wèi |
fragrance; bouquet; sweet smell |
| 气味 |
qì wèi |
odor; scent |
| 滋味 |
zī wèi |
taste; flavor; feeling |
| 甜味 |
tián wèi |
sweetness |
| 血腥味 |
xuè xīng wèi |
smell of blood |
| 血腥味 |
xuè xīng wèi |
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