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

• 治未病 preventative treatment
• 未能免俗 unable to break the custom ; bound by conventions
• 未免 rather ; unavoidably
• 稚气未脱(稚氣未脫) still possessing the innocence of childhood
• 方兴未已(方興未已) flourishing and still in the ascendant; rapidly expanding; still growing strong; on the up
• 未确定(未確定) indeterminate
• 未几(未幾) before long; soon ; very few; not many
• 未时(未時) 1-3 pm
• 防患未然 to prevent troubles before the event; to forestall; to nip in the bud
• 未孵 unhatched
• 未老先衰 to age prematurely
• 未可同日而语(未可同日而語) mustn't speak of two things on the same day; not to be mentioned in the same breath; incomparable
• 旷古未有(曠古未有) never before in the whole of history; unprecedented
• 丁未 forty-fourth year D8 of the 60 year cycle
• 未来派(未來派) Futurism (artistic and social movement of the 20th century)
• 榛狉未改 primitive state
• 炼之未定(煉之未定) to spend a long time thinking about something while unable to reach a decision
• 未足恃 not sufficient to rely upon
• 未完成时(未完成時) imperfect tense
• 方滋未艾 flourishing and still in the ascendant; rapidly expanding; still growing strong; on the up
• 未可厚非 not to be censured too strictly; not altogether inexcusable; understandable
• 方兴未艾(方興未艾) thriving and not yet declining
• 未经证实(未經證實) unconfirmed
• 犹未为晚(猶未為晚) it is not too late
• 未艾 (literary) not having come to its term
• 旷古未闻(曠古未聞) never before in the whole of history; unprecedented
• 未王命 was not appointed by the king
• 前所未见(前所未見) unprecedented
• 未果 to have not yet been realized
• 未删节版(未刪節版) unabridged edition; uncut edition
• 未央 not ended; not yet over; close to the end ; Weiyang Palace
• 未娶妻 not yet married; bachelor
• 未成年 underage
• 未遂 unsuccessful (attempt); attempted (murder, suicide)
• 谦让未遑(謙讓未遑) I yield since I am in no hurry
• 小时了了，大未必佳(小時了了，大未必佳) being bright at an early age does not necessarily bring success upon growing up
• 未成冠 minor (old usage, person under 20)
• 未解决(未解決) unsolved; as yet unsettled
• 未可知 as yet is not able to be known
• 为时未晚(為時未晚) it is not too late
• 未武装(未武裝) unarmed
• 未半 under half
• 未婚夫 fiancé
• 未熟 unripe
• 迄未成功 in the end, still not accomplished
• 未成年者 minor (not an adult)
• 作者未详(作者未詳) anonymous author
• 未经(未經) without having gone through
• 未知数儿(未知數兒) an unknown quantity
• 时辰未到(時辰未到) the time has not yet come

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辛未

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Truncated for common words

• 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
• 卷四十二 Scroll 42 Wenxuan 文選 — 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
• 未获 (未穫) 未獲 — Book of Documents 尚書, 周書 金縢 Zhou Shu - Metal-bound Coffer — count: 3
• 未同盟 (未同盟) 未同盟也 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 隱公 Lord Yin — count: 2
• 未忘 (未忘) 民未忘禍 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 僖公 Lord Xi — count: 2
• 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
• 未克 (未剋) 王未克變 — Book of Documents 尚書, 商書 太甲上 Shang Shu - Tai Jia I — count: 2
• 未集 (未集) 大勛未集 — Book of Documents 尚書, 周書 泰誓上 Zhou Shu - Great Declaration I — count: 2