wine

Origin & mnemonic

This radical is a pictograph of a wine vessel or jar in oracle-bone and seal scripts. Its shape depicts a bulbous container with a narrow mouth at the top, representing a storage vessel for liquids such as wine.

Mnemonic: Picture a narrow-mouthed wine jar or vessel — the shape recalls a traditional bottle for storing wine.

• 酉yǒu🔊

  10th earthly branch: 5-7 p.m., 8th solar month (8th September-7th October), year of the Rooster

  7 strokes

• 酊dīng🔊

  tincture (loanword)

  9 strokes

• 酋qiú🔊

  tribal chief

  9 strokes

• 酒jiǔ🔊

  wine (esp. rice wine)

  HSK 2

  10 strokes

• 配pèi🔊

  to join

  HSK 3

  10 strokes

• 酌zhuó🔊

  to pour wine

  10 strokes

• 酎zhòu🔊

  strong wine

  10 strokes

• 酏yí🔊

  elixirs

  10 strokes

• 酐gān🔊

  anhydride

  10 strokes

• 酚fēn🔊

  phenol

  11 strokes

• 酕máo🔊

  used in 酕醄[mao2 tao2]

  11 strokes

• 酗xù🔊

  drunk

  11 strokes

• 酖zhèn🔊

  poisonous

  11 strokes

• 酝yùn🔊

  to brew

  11 strokes

• 酞tài🔊

  phthalein (chemistry)

  11 strokes

• 酥sū🔊

  flaky pastry

  HSK 7

  12 strokes

• 酡tuó🔊

  flushed (from drinking)

  12 strokes

• 酢zuò🔊

  toast to host by guest

  12 strokes

• 酣hān🔊

  intoxicated

  12 strokes

• 酤gū🔊

  to deal in liquors

  12 strokes

• 酦pō🔊

  to ferment alcohol

  12 strokes

• 酱jiàng🔊

  thick paste of fermented soybean

  HSK 6

  13 strokes

• 酮tóng🔊

  ketone

  13 strokes

• 酩mǐng🔊

  used in 酩酊[ming3 ding3]

  13 strokes

• 酪lào🔊

  (bound form) semi-solid food made from milk (junket, cheese etc)

  13 strokes

• 酬chóu🔊

  to entertain

  13 strokes

• 酯zhǐ🔊

  ester

  13 strokes

• 酰xiān🔊

  acid radical

  13 strokes

• 𬪩nóng🔊

  concentrated

  13 strokes

• 酷kù🔊

  ruthless

  HSK 6

  14 strokes

• 酸suān🔊

  sour

  HSK 4

  14 strokes

• 酵jiào🔊

  yeast; leaven

  14 strokes

• 酶méi🔊

  enzyme

  14 strokes

• 酿niàng🔊

  to ferment

  14 strokes

• 酲chéng🔊

  (literary) inebriated

  14 strokes

• 酴tú🔊

  yeast

  14 strokes

• 酹lèi🔊

  pour out libation

  14 strokes

• 酺pú🔊

  drink heavily

  14 strokes

• 酽yàn🔊

  (of tea, wine etc) strong; (of ink, aroma etc) thick; (of a color) deep; rich

  14 strokes

• 酾shī🔊

  (literary) to filter (wine)

  14 strokes

• 醉zuì🔊

  intoxicated

  HSK 5

  15 strokes

• 醋cù🔊

  vinegar

  HSK 6

  15 strokes

• 醇chún🔊

  alcohol

  15 strokes

• 醁lù🔊

  name of a wine

  15 strokes

• 醂lín🔊

  used in 味醂[wei4 lin2]

  15 strokes

• 醄táo🔊

  used in 酕醄[mao2 tao2]

  15 strokes

• 醅pēi🔊

  unstrained spirits

  15 strokes

• 醊chuò🔊

  pour libation on ground

  15 strokes