五味 Chinese English dictionary 五味 translate 五味 pinyin

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五味

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Traditional Pīnyīn		English Definition	Simplified HSK
五味 wǔwèi	五味 \| 五味* \| *五味	the five flavors, namely: sweet 甜, sour 酸, bitter 苦, spicy hot 辣, salty 鹹｜咸 / all kinds of flavors

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Character		Tot Str Rad / Str	Mandarin Pīnyīn	Unihan Definition standalone and in compounds	Jyutping Cantonese	Variant Four corner Cangjie
五	五 \| 五* \| *五	4画二 + 2	wǔ	five; surname	ng5	1010.7 MDM


味	味 \| 味* \| *味	8画口 + 5	wèi	taste, smell, odor; delicacy	mei6	6509.0 RJD

Word decomposition:

Traditional		English Definition
五味 wǔwèi	五味 \| 五味* \| *五味	the five flavors, namely: sweet 甜, sour 酸, bitter 苦, spicy hot 辣, salty 鹹｜咸 / all kinds of flavors


五 wǔ	五 \| 五* \| *五	five / 5


味　wèi	味 \| 味* \| *味	taste / smell / (fig.) (noun suffix) feel / quality / sense / (TCM) classifier for ingredients of a medicine prescription