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Visual pattern

未 component

wèi · not yet; 8th terrestrial branch

A recurring visual building block found inside multiple Chinese characters. Compare what stays the same and what changes across the family.

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A repeatable reading move

How to use 未

Use the component as a clue, then verify the complete character.

1

Spot 未

Find the repeated shape and notice where it sits before trying to memorize the whole character.

2

Compare the visual pattern

Use the stable shape to recognize the family, without assuming it always supplies meaning or sound.

3

Check what changes

Read the remaining component, then confirm the full pinyin, meaning, and stroke order on the character page.

Shared clue未Visual pattern

Read the pattern before memorizing the list

Use the shared shape as a recognition anchor, then confirm the full character's pronunciation and meaning.

The component page is a learning family; the radical page is a dictionary index. A shape can serve both roles.

Compare the family

What stays the same, what changes?

Each card keeps 未 visible while showing the other building blocks and the completed character.

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Words you can read next

These words contain characters from the 未 family. Open one to see its complete breakdown.

来lái

to come

HSK 3.0 · L1妹妹mèimei

younger sister

HSK 3.0 · L1出来chūlái

to come out

HSK 3.0 · L2过来guòlái

to come over

HSK 3.0 · L2回来huílái

to return

HSK 3.0 · L2进来jìnlái

to come in

HSK 3.0 · L2起来qǐlái

to stand up

HSK 3.0 · L2上来shànglái

to come up

HSK 3.0 · L2下来xiàlái

to come down

HSK 3.0 · L2后来hòulái

afterwards

HSK 3.0 · L3姐妹jiěmèi

sisters

HSK 3.0 · L3看来kànlái

apparently

HSK 3.0 · L3