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味 - wèi

taste, smell, odor; delicacy

taste, smell, odor; delicacy

How to read 味

Click 味 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyinwèi
Englishtaste, smell, odor; delicacy
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

味儿 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 味噌. Please read 味精 one more time.

Common words with this character

taste
miso; also pr. [wei4 zeng1]
monosodium glutamate
monosodium glutamate

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 味 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 味儿 and 味噌 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 味.