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CHINESE CHARACTER

jiǔ

酒

酒

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vin

Numbered pinyin
jiu3
English meanings
libation, bracer, plonk, wine, tipple, poison, pottle, spirits, creature, vin, cup, drink, hooch, arrack, medicine, alcohol, bottle, hootch, alcoholic drink, rum, bibble, potation, belly-wash, alcoholic beverage, Bacchus, booze, liquor, juice, fortifier, inebriant, lotion, intoxicant

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Left–right structure

Left–right arrangement: left 氵; right 酉.

  • Left

    氵
  • Right

    酉
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    • First part

      兀
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    • Second part

      日

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿰氵酉

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    tā他bù不hē喝jiǔ酒。

    He doesn't drink alcohol.

  2. 02

    zhè这jiǔ酒hěn很xiāng香。

    This wine smells good.

  3. 03

    shǎo少hē喝jiǔ酒。

    Drink less.

  4. 04

    yī一píng瓶jiǔ酒。

    A bottle of wine.

  5. 05

    péngyou朋友jùhuì聚会hē喝diǎn点jiǔ酒。

    Have a drink at a gathering.

  6. 06

    jiǔ酒hē喝duō多le了shāng伤shēn身。

    Drinking too much harms you.

Explore words connected to this character.

  • 啤酒
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  • 葡萄酒
  • 酒吧
  • 酒店
  • 酒楼
  • 酒水
  • 酒精
  • 酒鬼
  • 酗酒