味 wèi
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 口 — mouth
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
味道
wèidào
taste; smell
Characters in this word
道 dào
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 辶 — to walk
- Made of
- 辶 to walk 首 chief, head, leader
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 味道很好。 Wèidào hěn hǎo. The taste is very good.
- 这个味道甜。 Zhège wèidào tián. This taste is sweet.
- 味道不太好。 Wèidào bú tài hǎo. The taste is not very good.