未
not yet; did not; have not; not; 8th earthly branch: 1-3 p.m., 6th solar month (7th July-6th August), year of the Sheep; ancient Chinese compass point: 210°
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Dict coverage rank #682 U+672A
How 未 is formed
Ideographic compound (会意字)
A wheat plant that has not yet borne fruit; compare 來
How to remember it
not yet · Heisig RSH #215
木 tree
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Characters built with 未 as their sound component
These characters all use 未 (wèi) as their phonetic component — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 未 sound component | wèi | not yet; 8th terrestrial branch |
| 味 | wèi | taste; smell, odor; delicacy |
| 妹 | mèi | younger sister |
| 昧 | mèi | dark, hidden, obscure |
Words containing 未
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 未可同日而语 | wèi kě tóng rì ér yǔ | lit. mustn't speak of two things on the same day (idiom); not to be mentioned in the same … |
| 未成年人 | wèi chéng nián rén | minor (i.e. person under 18) |
| 未来主义 | Wèi lái zhǔ yì | Futurism (artistic and social movement of the 20th century) |
| 未知数儿 | wèi zhī shù r | erhua variant of 未知數|未知数[wei4 zhi1 shu4] |
| 未成年者 | wèi chéng nián zhě | minor (not an adult) |
| 未来学 | wèi lái xué | future studies |
| 未达一间 | wèi dá yī jiàn | differing only slightly; not much between them |
| 前所未有 | qián suǒ wèi yǒu | (idiom) unprecedented |
| 未来可期 | wèi lái kě qī | the future looks promising; to have a bright future ahead |
| 未成年 | wèi chéng nián | underage |
| 治未病 | zhì wèi bìng | preventative treatment (medicine) |
| 未知数 | wèi zhī shù | unknown number; (fig.) an unknown; an uncertainty |
| 前所未见 | qián suǒ wèi jiàn | unprecedented; never seen before |
| 未来式 | wèi lái shì | future tense |
| 雷克雅未克 | Léi kè yǎ wèi kè | Reykjavik, capital of Iceland |
| 未经证实 | wèi jīng zhèng shí | unconfirmed |
| 未有 | wèi yǒu | is not; has never been; never occurring; unprecedented |
| 兵马未动，粮草先行 | bīng mǎ wèi dòng , liáng cǎo xiān xíng | before the troops move, fodder and provisions go first (idiom); logistics comes before mil… |
| 利未记 | Lì wèi jì | Book of Leviticus; Third Book of Moses |
| 未命名 | wèi mìng míng | untitled; unnamed; no name; nameless; unknown name |