未
wèiTraditional: 未
#1348 of 5,000 Core 5000
Translation
not yet, have not
Word origin
An ancient character originally depicting a tree with extra branches not yet grown, giving the sense of not yet. It serves as a formal negative for actions not yet completed.
- Origin
- pictographic
- Root
- 未 (wèi), a pictograph of a tree with branches not yet developed
Stroke order
未
Examples
尚。
This matter has not yet been resolved.
。
He has not replied to this day.
。
The plan has not changed.
。
The truth is not yet clear.
。
The meeting has not yet ended.
未 (wèi) means not yet or have not. It is used in formal and written Chinese to negate a completed action.
Appears in 2 words
Multi-character compounds in the corpus that contain 未.
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