未
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Similar to 木 (tree), with extra branches added. Based on the original meaning "tree trunk", now written as 枚. The current meaning is a phonetic loan.
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Historical Evolution
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Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
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Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
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Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
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Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
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Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
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Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
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Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
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Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
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Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
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Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
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Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
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Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
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Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
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Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
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Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
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Regular
Modern
Chinese
未 [wèi]
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°
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
未 さき
Saki female given name
未 ひつじ
Hitsuji female given name
未 ひでみ
Hidemi female given name
未 みあ
Mia unclassified name
未 みれい
Mirei female given name
CHINESE WORDS (200)
未来 [wèilái] #901
future
未来 [wèilái] #901
future
从未 [cóngwèi] #1,391
never
从未 [cóngwèi] #1,391
never
尚未 [shàngwèi] #7,840
not yet
未能 [wèinéng] #12,628
cannot
未婚妻 [wèihūnqī] #4,023
fiancée
未婚夫 [wèihūnfū] #4,273
fiancé
未经 [wèijīng] #7,513
not having undergone
未经 [wèijīng] #7,513
not having undergone
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JAPANESE WORDS (200)
⭐ 未来 [みらい] #869
(distant) future
⭐ 未だ [まだ] #4,169
still
未だに [いまだに] #4,342
still
⭐ 未知 [みち] #5,131
not yet known
⭐ 未熟 [みじゅく] #5,728
unripe
⭐ 未練 [みれん] #5,871
lingering attachment
⭐ 未成年 [みせいねん] #11,631
minority (i.e. being under age)
⭐ 味噌 [みそ] #12,808
miso
⭐ 前代未聞 [ぜんだいみもん] #14,909
unheard-of
⭐ 未遂 [みすい] #16,177
failed attempt (at a crime, suicide, etc.)
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KOREAN WORDS (37)
미래 #4,753
future; days ahead
미확인 #20,957
being unconfirmed
미상 #23,572
being unknown
미숙 #40,959
being poor; being inexperienced; being unskilled
미혼 #44,639
being single; being unmarried
미성년자 #45,162
minor
미간
being unpublished
미개
being uncivilized; being savage; being barbarous
미개인
savage; barbarian
미개지
uncultivated land; uncivilized land
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