• 氵(water; liquid)
• 酉(wine vessel (pictographic))

Alcohol is a liquid stored in a vessel and fermented from grain.

• 朿(sharp thorn; prickle)
• 刂(knife (radical))

Using a knife to stab into a sharp thorn—that is the action of piercing.

• 氵(water; liquid)
• 酉(wine vessel (pictographic))

Alcohol is a liquid stored in a vessel and fermented from grain.

• 朿(sharp thorn; prickle)
• 刂(knife (radical))

Using a knife to stab into a sharp thorn—that is the action of piercing.