未 wèi

1. wèi noun Eighth earthly branch
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文 , Concept: Earthly Branch 地支
   Notes: (GHC '未' 2; Kroll 2015 '未' 4; NCCED 2 '未')
2. wèi adverb not yet; still not
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: As an aspectual negative (Kroll 2015 '未' 1; NCCED 1 '未' 1; Pulleyblank 1995, p. 109)
3. wèi adverb not; did not; have not
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In this sense 未 is a simple not in the sense of 不. For example, 見牛未見羊也 'You saw the ox, and had not seen the sheep' (Mengzi: 1.7/4/19, translation by Legge; GHC '未' 3; Kroll 2015 '未' 2; NCCED 1 '未' 2; Pulleyblank 1995, p. 109).
4. wèi particle or not?
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In this sense 未 is used at as a final particle to form a question (GHC '未' 5; Kroll 2015 '未' 3).
5. wèi noun 1-3 p.m.
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: A two hour time period in historic China (Kroll 2015 '未' 4a)
6. wèi verb to taste
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In this sense 未 means 滋味. It is an early form. later written as 味. (GHC '未' 1)

Contained in

• 未能 to fail to
• 尚未 not yet; still not
• 未成冠 minor (old usage, person under 20)
• 未武装(未武裝) unarmed
• 力有未逮 beyond one's reach or power
• 未详(未詳) unknown; unclear
• 犹未为晚(猶未為晚) it is not too late
• 未签字者(未簽字者) non-signatory
• 谦让未遑(謙讓未遑) I yield since I am in no hurry
• 未可厚非 not to be censured too strictly; not altogether inexcusable; understandable
• 未尝不可(未嘗不可) to reason why not
• 余怒未息(餘怒未息) to be still angry
• 未便 not in a position to
• 未解决(未解決) unsolved; as yet unsettled
• 前所未有 never happened in the past; unprecedented
• 乙未 thirty-second year B8 of the 60 year cycle
• 善有善报，恶有恶报，若然不报时晨未到(善有善報，惡有惡報，若然不報時晨未到) Good has its reward and evil has its recompense. The payback is just a matter of time
• 未删节版(未刪節版) unabridged edition; uncut edition
• 未决定(未決定) pending
• 未决(未決) as yet undecided; unsolved; still outstanding
• 未知数儿(未知數兒) an unknown quantity
• 未成年者 minor (not an adult)
• 从未(從未) never
• 空前未有 unprecedented
• 己未 fifty sixth year of the 60 year cycle
• 未尽(未盡) not fulfilled ; not exhausted
• 丁未 forty-fourth year D8 of the 60 year cycle
• 未定 undecided; indeterminate; still in doubt
• 癸未 twentieth year J8 of the 60 year cycle
• 未开发国家(未開發國家) undeveloped nation
• 未央 not ended; not yet over; close to the end ; Weiyang Palace
• 为时未晚(為時未晚) it is not too late
• 未置可否 to refuse to comment
• 闻所未闻(聞所未聞) unheard of; an extremely rare and unprecedented event
• 稚气未脱(稚氣未脫) still possessing the innocence of childhood
• 方滋未艾 flourishing and still in the ascendant; rapidly expanding; still growing strong; on the up
• 未孵 unhatched
• 未婚夫 fiancé
• 方兴未已(方興未已) flourishing and still in the ascendant; rapidly expanding; still growing strong; on the up
• 防患未萌 to prevent a disaster before the event; to nip something in the bud
• 未成年人 minor (i.e. person under 18)
• 旷古未有(曠古未有) never before in the whole of history; unprecedented
• 未尝不在(未嘗不在) never absentg
• 未来主动分词(未來主動分詞) future active participle
• 未能免俗 unable to break the custom ; bound by conventions
• 未熟 unripe
• 未提及 not mentioned
• 亘古未有(亙古未有) never seen since ancient times
• 未确定(未確定) indeterminate

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未央宫 、 未央区

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• 卷十六 志第六 禮三 Volume 16 Treatises 6: Rituals 3 Book of Song 宋書 — count: 51
• 卷十三 魏書十三 鍾繇華歆王朗傳 Volume 13: Book of Wei 13 - Biographies of Zhong Yao, Hua Xin, and Wang Lang Records of the Three Kingdoms 三國志 — count: 50
• 卷二十 志第十 禮中 Volume 20 Treatises 10: Rites Part Two Book of Jin 晉書 — count: 49
• 昭公 Lord Zhao The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳 — count: 47
• 卷四十七 吳書二 吳主傳 Volume 47: Book of Wu 2 - Biography of the Lord of Wu Records of the Three Kingdoms 三國志 — count: 46
• 卷二 魏書二 文帝紀 Volume 2: Book of Wei 2 - Annals of Emperor Wen Records of the Three Kingdoms 三國志 — count: 41
• 卷四十三　列傳第三十一:　郭祚 張彝 邢巒 李崇 Volume 43 Biographies 31: Gao Zuo, Zhang Yi, Xing Luan, Li Chong History of the Northern Dynasties 北史 — count: 36
• 卷一 魏書一 武帝紀 Volume 1: Book of Wei 1 - Annals of Emperor Wu Records of the Three Kingdoms 三國志 — count: 36
• 卷六 魏書六 董二袁劉傳 Volume 6: Book of Wei 6 - Biographies of Dong, the two Yuans, and Liu Records of the Three Kingdoms 三國志 — count: 36
• 卷五十三　志第五:　　曆二 Volume 53 Treatises 6: Calendar 2 History of Yuan 元史 — count: 35

Collocations

• 东方未 (東方未) 東方未明 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧齊‧東方未明 Lessons from the states - Odes of Qi - Dong Fang Wei Ming — count: 5
• 未明 (未明) 東方未明 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧齊‧東方未明 Lessons from the states - Odes of Qi - Dong Fang Wei Ming — count: 4
• 未葬 (未葬) 王未葬也 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 隱公 Lord Yin — count: 4
• 未获 (未穫) 未獲 — Book of Documents 尚書, 周書 金縢 Zhou Shu - Metal-bound Coffer — count: 3
• 未歇 (未歇) 憂未歇也 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 宣公 Lord Xuan — count: 3
• 未反 (未反) 文公遭麗姬之難未反 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧秦‧渭陽 Lessons from the states - Odes of Qin - Wei Yang — count: 3
• 未陈 (未陳) 宋師未陳而薄之 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 莊公 Lord Zhang — count: 2
• 未改 (未改) 周禮未改 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 僖公 Lord Xi — count: 2
• 未落 (未落) 桑之未落 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧衞‧氓 Lessons from the states - Odes of Wei - Mang — count: 2
• 难未 (難未) 文公遭麗姬之難未反 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧秦‧渭陽 Lessons from the states - Odes of Qin - Wei Yang — count: 2