Meaning
1-3 p.m.; 8th earthly branch; not yet; did not; have not; not
Chinese: 没有、尚未，也指地支之一。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “wei” becomes a different word in each tone. 未 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 未来wèi láifuture; tomorrow; approaching; coming
- 未必wèi bìnot necessarily; maybe not
- 从未cóng wèinever
- 未成年人wèi chéng nián rénminor (i.e. person under 18)
- 未免wèi miǎnunavoidably; can't help; really; rather
Example Sentence
这件事还未完成。Zhè jiàn shì hái wèi wán chéng.This matter is not yet finished.
这Zhèthis件jiànitem事shìmatter还háistill未wèinot yet完成wán chéngto complete。
Go deeper
Where this character comes from
A tree (木) with an extra branch at the top, where growth is not yet done: ‘not yet; have not; the 8th Earthly Branch’ (未来, 未必, 从未).
A way to remember it
Growth not yet topped out — ‘not yet’ (未来 the future).
Easy to confuse with
- 末‘End / tip’: the same tree, but its TOP line is the longer one.