Memory phrase for the character: 味

味

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Meaning

taste, smell

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]

Radicals

口 mouth, openingThis is a small square. If it is bigger: 囗, it is an enclosure.
未 unripe, not yetThe upper branch of the tree is shorter, thus 'not yet' or immature. Otherwise it means: "the end 末".
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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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