滋 zī
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 氵 — water
- Made of
- 氵 water 兹 now, here
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
滋味
zīwèi
flavour; taste; feeling
Characters in this word
味 wèi
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 口 — mouth
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 这段经历让他尝到了权力失衡所带来的复杂滋味。 Zhè duàn jīnglì ràng tā cháng dào le quánlì shīhéng suǒ dài lái de fùzá zīwèi. This experience let him taste the complicated feeling brought about by an imbalance of power.
- 这道菜酸甜苦辣各种滋味都有。 Zhè dào cài suān tián kǔ là gèzhǒng zīwèi dōu yǒu. This dish contains all the flavours combined — sour, sweet, bitter and spicy.
- 离开家乡多年，他才知道思念的滋味。 Líkāi jiāxiāng duō nián, tā cái zhīdào sīniàn de zīwèi. Only after many years away from his hometown did he come to know the feeling of longing.
Related words
- 艾滋病 àizībìng AIDS; HIV/AIDS
- 美滋滋 měizīzī delighted; pleased with oneself
- 滋润 zīrùn moist; to nourish; to moisten
- 滋生 zīshēng to breed; to foster; to multiply
- 味道 wèidào taste; smell
- 味儿 wèir taste; smell
- 意味着 yìwèizhe to mean
- 气味 qìwèi smell, odor
- 趣味 qùwèi interest, delight
- 味觉 wèijué sense of taste
- 风味 fēngwèi flavour; distinctive taste or style
- 回味 huíwèi aftertaste; to savour; to reflect on