WHOLE CHARACTER
酒
alcoholic drink; wine; liquor
酒 is alcohol: 白酒 'liquor', 啤酒 'beer', 酒吧 'bar'.
ZDIC: 会意，从氵、从酉 — liquid in the wine vessel.
Character Familiesleft / right
酒
alcoholic drink; wine; liquor
酒 is alcohol: 白酒 'liquor', 啤酒 'beer', 酒吧 'bar'.
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WHOLE GLYPH & STRUCTURE
left / right
ZDIC: 会意，从氵、从酉 — liquid in the wine vessel.
MEANING: THE WATER RADICAL — THE LIQUID
氵
water (as the source idea 水)
A component form of 水; not counted as a standalone character page.
In 酒: meaning: the water radical — the liquid Shown with its documented or clearly limited role.
RIGHT: 酉 (YǑU), THE WINE VESSEL NAMED BY ZDIC
酉
a wine vessel (radical); fermented drink
A standalone character (yǒu) and the wine-vessel radical; it marks wine/fermentation characters, and each page shows its own role.
In 酒: right: 酉 (yǒu), the wine vessel named by ZDIC A meaning-side vessel from the source's account; not treated as a sound hint.
Tone 3
- alcoholic drink; wine; liquor
- 白酒liquor
- 啤酒beer
- 喝酒to drink alcohol
- 酒吧bar
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