Chinese symbol for “flavor”
味道
wèi dao
flavor; taste; (fig.) feeling (of ...); sense (of ...); hint (of ...); (fig.) interest; delight; (dialect) smell; odor
The closest CC-CEDICT match for flavor is 味道 (wèi dao), defined as: flavor; taste; (fig.) feeling (of ...); sense (of ...); hint (of ...); (fig.) interest; delight; (dialect) smell; odor.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “flavor”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 情调 (情調) | qíng diào | ambience; mood; flavor |
| 色彩 | sè cǎi | tint; coloring; coloration; (fig.) flavor; character |
| 口味 | kǒu wèi | a person's preferences; tastes (in food) |
| 味 | wèi | taste; smell; (fig.) (bound form) flavor; character; atmosphere |
| 意味 | yì wèi | meaning; implication |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 味道.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 意味着 (意味著) | yì wèi zhe | to signify; to mean |
| 口味 | kǒu wèi | a person's preferences; tastes (in food) |
| 美味 | měi wèi | delicious; delicious food |
| 意味 | yì wèi | meaning; implication |
| 气味 (氣味) | qì wèi | odor; scent |
| 知道 | zhī dào | to know; to become aware of; also pr. [zhi1dao5] |
| 报道 (報道) | bào dào | to report (news); report |
| 难道 (難道) | nán dào | don't tell me ...; could it be that...? |
See also: Japanese symbol for “flavor”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.