| 味 | 578C20 40A.01-1 | 部居  | 畫數 8 | ㄨㄟˋ [wei4] | ||
| N. adjunct. | 一味藥 one medicine or prescription. | |||||
| N. | (1) Flavor, taste, smell: 香味，臭味 good, bad smell; 五味 sweet, sour, bitter, hot and salty; 滋味，美味 good taste in food; 味同嚼蠟 tastes like chewing candle--completely flat; 知味 a gourmet's sense; 意味 [yi4wei4], n & v.i., meaning; to imply, to give the feeling (of disapproval, etc.). (2) Food, delicacy: 美味 delicacy; 海味 sea food; 臘味 sausages, preserved meat. (3) Interest: 趣味 interest; 有趣味 interesting; 興味 mood for enjoyment; 無味 tasteless, flat, dull. (4) Tone, mood: 情味 tone of love; 韻味 poetic tone; 禪味 meditative state of mind. | |||||
| V.t. | To sample flavor: 玩味 slowly appreciate (poetic thought, meaning of a line); 體味 to appreciate, comprehend. | |||||
| Words | 1. 味氣 [wei4qi1], n., smell (also 氣味). 2. 味道 [wei4dao4], n., taste of food; fun, interest, excitment (in reading, frama, conversation, etc.): 有味道 is interesting. 3. 味官 [wei4guan1], n., sense of smell. 4. 味精 [wei4jing1], n., sodium glutamate. 5. 味覺 [wei4jUe2], n., see [wei4guan1]↑. 6. 味兒 [weher0], n., ditto; 味兒事 something trivial. | |||||