味 wèi
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 口 — mouth
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
味儿
wèir
taste; smell
Characters in this word
儿 ér
- Strokes
- 2
- Radical
- 儿 — son, child
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
Example phrases
- 这味儿真香。 Zhè wèir zhēn xiāng. This smell is really nice.
- 菜有辣味儿。 Cài yǒu là wèir. The dish has a spicy taste.
- 这味儿不错。 Zhè wèir búcuò. This taste is not bad.