00767 Chinese character of 味 and pronounce mei6

The Chinese word【味】that we will introduce this time is a word that describes food or emotion. It is mainly used for the following meanings:

The taste and feeling. Explanation: (1) The feeling of tasting food on the tongue. Such as: “taste”, “flavor”, “sweetness”, “no taste of food”. (2) The feeling of smelling something. Such as: “smell”, “stink”, “fragrance”, “strange smell”, “peculiar smell”. (3) Inner feelings. Such as: “meaning”, “interest”, “charm”. (4) Research and experience. Such as: “to savor”, “to savor carefully”, “thought-provoking”. (5) Dishes. For example: “Delicacies from land and sea”. (6) Taste: A> Flavor. For example: “This dish tastes good.” B> Food preferences. For example: “The light taste of Japanese food is most to my taste.” C>Preference for things. For example: “This is just what he likes.” (7) Quantifier. A unit used to measure food or Chinese medicine. For example: “Five flavors of vegetables” and “Eight flavors of medicine”.

You’ll find the pronunciation for this Chinese character here.

Mandarin Pinyin of 【味】:wèi

Cantonese Jyutping of 【味】:mei6

Here is some fundamental information about the character 【味】︰

Here are some situations where you can use【味】, for example:Describing food or emotions , It means mainly taste, feeling .Since Chinese characters embody profound layers of interpretation, some complex meanings may be beyond the scope of this explanation.

【味】is a word that can combine with others to create more detailed terms or phrases, such as【甜味、滋味】(Mandarin Pinyin:tián wèi 、zī wèi/ Cantonese Jyutping:tim4 mei6 、zi1 mei6)

This character has a total of 8 strokes,It is a highly common and fundamental Chinese character that must be learned,Below is an example sentence related to this character.:


這道菜的味道非常獨特。

The taste of this dish is very unique.


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