味觉

味覺

wèijué

noun #21,519

Meanings

1 sense of taste
2 gustation

Characters

flavor / taste / smell

sense / perception / awareness

Examples

生病之后他的味觉受到了影响。

Shēngbìng zhīhòu tā de wèijué shòudào le yǐngxiǎng.

His sense of taste was affected after getting sick.

味觉是人体的五种感官之一。

Wèijué shì réntǐ de wǔ zhǒng gǎnguān zhīyī.

The sense of taste is one of the five human senses.

Tips

memory

味 (wèi) = flavour/taste, 觉 (jué) = sense/perception — so 味觉 = 'flavour sense'.

Stroke Order

味 wèi

觉 jué