风味
fēngwèi · HSK 7
special flavour
🍲 风 (wind) + 味 (taste) = the 'wind/style of taste' a thing carries
风 means wind or style/manner; 味 means taste or flavor. Together 风味 is the characteristic style-of-taste of a dish, region, or thing — its distinctive flavor or local character.
风 — 几 (table) + 虫 (insect)
Originally written 鳳 (phoenix), later simplified. The traditional form 風 contains 虫 (insect), reflecting an old belief that wind brought insects or that creatures stirred with the wind. The modern simplified 风 keeps 几 as an outer frame around 㐅.