Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 味
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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
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mouth, opening | (This is a small square. If it is bigger: 囗, it is an enclosure.) |
未
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unripe, not yet | (The upper branch of the tree is shorter, thus 'not yet' or immature.) |
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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 |
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