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酒 jiǔ

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酒 jiǔ Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
jiǔ | jiu3
English translation
wine (esp. rice wine)
liquor
spirits
alcoholic beverage
CL:杯 bēi [bēi],瓶 píng [píng],罐 guàn [guàn],桶 tǒng [tǒng],缸 gāng [gāng]
wine, spirits, liquor, alcohol

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About 酒 jiǔ

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Number of strokes

10

Traditional form

酒 jiǔ

Contains the radical

酉 yǒu

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Learning hint

A jar 酉 yǒu of wine 氵 shuǐ ; 酉 yǒu also provides the pronunciation

Etymology of 酒 jiǔ

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

⿰氵酉

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. 氵 shuǐ represents the meaning and 酉 yǒu represents the sound. The 酉 yǒu component is a pictograph of a container for wine, so it also serves as a meaning component.

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Example sentences using 酒 jiǔ

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我 wǒ 很 hěn 渴 kě , 请 qǐng 给 gěi 我 wǒ 半 bàn 品脱 pǐn tuō 的 de 啤酒 píjiǔ .

I'm rather thirsty. bring me half a pint of beer, please.

酒杯 jiǔ bēi 丁零一 yī 声 shēng 掉 diào 在 zài 地上 dì shang .

The wine glass dropped to the floor with a tinkle.

午餐 wǔ cān 有 yǒu 两 liǎng 瓶 píng 葡萄酒 pú tao jiǔ 就 jiù 够 gòu 了 le .

Two bottles of wine will suffice for lunch.

闻闻这 zhè 酒 jiǔ , 没 méi 问题 wèntí 吧 bā ?

Have a smell of this wine, does It'smell all right?

美乐 Měi lè 皇轩红 Hóng 酒色 jiǔ sè 深沉 shēnchén 而 ér 通透 tōng tòu ,酒香醇厚 chún hòu 而 ér 丰富 fēngfù ,于 Yú 甜 tián 平衡 pínghéng 而 ér 调和 tiáohé ,实在 shízài 是 shì 佐 zuǒ 肴 yáo 之 zhī 佳酿 jiā niàng .

It attains maturity quickly but continues to age well over time.

Words with 酒 jiǔ

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
酒 jiǔ liquor酒 jiǔ
酒店 jiǔ diàn wine shop酒店 jiǔ diàn
酒吧 jiǔbā bar酒吧 jiǔbā
啤酒 píjiǔ beer (loanword)啤酒 píjiǔ
喝酒 hē jiǔ to drink (alcohol)喝酒 hē jiǔ
酒精 jiǔjīng alcohol酒精 jiǔjīng
葡萄酒 pú tao jiǔ (grape) wine葡萄酒 pú tao jiǔ
酗酒 xùjiǔ heavy drinking酗酒 xùjiǔ
白酒 bái jiǔ baijiu, a spirit usually distilled from sorghum白酒 bái jiǔ
鸡尾酒 jī wěi jiǔ cocktail (loanword)雞尾酒
酒鬼 jiǔ guǐ drunkard酒鬼 jiǔ guǐ
饮酒 yǐn jiǔ to drink wine飲酒
酒楼 jiǔ lóu restaurant酒樓
酒杯 jiǔ bēi wine cup酒杯 jiǔ bēi
戒酒 jiè jiǔ to give up drinking戒酒 jiè jiǔ
酒馆 jiǔ guǎn tavern酒館
酒会 jiǔ huì drinking party酒會
酒后 jiǔ hòu after drinking酒後
美酒 měi jiǔ good wine美酒 měi jiǔ
酿酒 niàng jiǔ to brew wine釀酒
下酒 xià jiǔ to down one's drink下酒 xià jiǔ
酒水 jiǔ shuǐ beverage酒水 jiǔ shuǐ
料酒 liào jiǔ cooking wine料酒 liào jiǔ
酒量 jiǔ liàng capacity for liquor酒量 jiǔ liàng
烟酒 yān jiǔ tobacco and alcohol煙酒

酒 jiǔ Decomposition & Compounds

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酒 jiǔ Decomposition

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