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Chinese symbol for “tastes”

口味
kǒu wèi
a person's preferences; tastes (in food); flavor

The closest CC-CEDICT match for tastes is 口味 (kǒu wèi), defined as: a person's preferences; tastes (in food); flavor.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

口 kǒu
mouth; entrance, gate, opening
radical 30 ⼝ · 3 strokes
味 wèi
taste; smell, odor; delicacy
radical 30 ⼝ · 8 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 口味.

WordPinyinMeaning
人口rén kǒupopulation; people
出口chū kǒuan exit; 个 (gè)
进口 (進口)jìn kǒuto import; imported
口号 (口號)kǒu hàoslogan; catchphrase
门口 (門口)mén kǒudoorway; gate
入口rù kǒuentrance; to import
意味着 (意味著)yì wèi zheto signify; to mean
味道wèi daoflavor; taste; (fig.) feeling (of ...); sense (of ...); hint (of ...)

See also: Japanese symbol for “tastes”.

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.