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酒
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JLPT HSK 3 |
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| alcohol, wine, liquor
jiǔ
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氵
酉
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Left: water/liquid 氵, right: wine jar 酉
The liquid in the wine jar is alcohol.
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醒
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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| to wake up (after drinking), to sober up
xǐng
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酉
星
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Left: wine mug 酉, right: star 星 (Suns 日 that live 生 are the stars. [due to their movements in the night sky])
After the mug of wine you are under the stars, where you wake up and need to sober up.
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尊
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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| honorific, to honor, to respect
zūn
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尊
酉
寸
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From top: out of 丷, wine mug 酉, skillful hand 寸
When sth. comes out of a wine mug by a skillful hand, it's seen to be: honorific.
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酸
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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| sour, acid
suān
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酉
厶
夂
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Left: wine jar 酉, right: nose 厶, legs 儿, upturned foot 夂)
Wine that smells like nose, legs and feet is sour.
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配
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| to join, fit, mate, mix, complete
pèi
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酉
己
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Left: wine mug 酉, right: self 己 (Following the windings, I find myself.)
The mug of wine itself fits and must join.
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遵
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| to obey, comply with, to observe, to follow
zūn
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辶
尊
酉
寸
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Left: movement 辶, right: honorific 尊 (When sth. comes out 丷 of a wine mug 酉 by a skillful hand 寸, it's seen to be: honorific.)
A honorific movement is obedient.
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醉
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| to be drunk, intoxicated
zuì
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酉
卒
亠
从
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Left: alcohol 酉, right: soldier, suddenly 卒 (Between rotary discs 亠,十 are soldiers 人 who die suddenly.)
The alcohol lets you 从 be as if between two rotary disks, when you are drunk.
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蹲
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| to crouch, to squat
dūn
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足
尊
酉
寸
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Left: foot 足 (knee cap 口 and footprint 止), right: honorific 尊 (When sth. comes out 丷 of a wine mug 酉 by a skillful hand 寸, it's seen to be: honorific.)
(Making a kowtow?) With your feet you are honorific, if you crouch.
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醋
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| vinegar, jealousy (in love rivalry)
cù
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酉
昔
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Left: alcohol 酉, right: former times 昔 (Together 共 in the sun 日 we think of former times)
It was alcohol in former times, now it's changed to vinegar.
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酱
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| sauce, paste (of fermented soy bean), jam
jiàng
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丬
夕
酉
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Top: bed 丬 (here: fragment cf:爿,片) and evening 夕, bottom: alcohol 酉 (image of a bottle)
(The leftovers from the party are fermented) Put the fragments (=leftovers ) from the evening into an alcohol bottle and you will get a sauce.
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酷
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| ruthless, cruel, harsh, strong (e.g. of wine)
kù
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酉
告
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Left: wine mug 酉, right: announce 告 (cow 牛 opens mouth 口)
After the mug of wine was his announcement: harsh and ruthless.
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酬
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| to reward, to repay, to return, compensate
chóu
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酉
州
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Left: wine mug 酉, right: prefecture 州 (Sandbanks 丶 in the river 川 separate the prefectures.)
One mug of wine is for the prefecture as a reward.
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奠
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| to settle, to lay foundation, to fix, pay respect
diàn
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丷
酉
大
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Top: tribal chief 酋 (Who distributes out of 丷 the wine jug 酉, is the tribal chief.), bottom: big 大
A tribal chief is doing big, when settling a foundation.
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酿
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| to ferment, to brew, form gradually
niàng
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酉
良
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Left: alcohol 酉, right: good 良
The alcohol is good, because it is ferment.
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酌
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| to pour wine & drink wine, to deliberate, to consider
zhuó
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酉
勺
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Left: wine mug 酉, right: sháo 勺 (18 ml: image of a ladle 勹 with sth. in 丶)
Wine in portions of one sháo was poured in and drank.
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酝
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| to brew
yùn
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酉
云
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Left: alcohol 酉, right: cloud 云 (It can drip from both 二, namely from noses 厶 or: clouds)
When alcohol makes clouds, then during the brewing.
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酗
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| drunk
xù
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酉
凶
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Left: alcohol 酉, right: fearful 凶 (The mark 㐅 on the container 凵 shows that its content is vicious and fearful)
The alcohol is fearful, because it makes you drunk.
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酶
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JLPT no HSK |
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| enzyme, ferment
méi
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酉
每
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Left: alcohol 酉, right: every 每 (every person 人 = has a mother 母)
For (the production [or degradation]) of alcohol, you/everybody need an enzyme.
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醇
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JLPT no HSK |
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| alcohol, wine with high alcohol content, pure
chún
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酉
享
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Left: wine jar, alcohol 酉, right: enjoy 享 (The tall 高 child 子 is enjoying)
The alcohol for enjoying: Alcohol!
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酋
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JLPT no HSK |
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| tribal chief
qiú
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丷
酉
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Top: out of 丷, bottom: wine jug 酉
Who distributes out of the wine jug, is the tribal chief.
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酥
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JLPT no HSK |
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| flaky pastry, crunchy, limp, soft, silky
sū
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酉
禾
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Left: wine jar 酉, right: rice plant 禾
(The alcohol makes it ferment.) Some alcohol to the rice and you get a flaky pastry.
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酵
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JLPT no HSK |
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| yeast, leavening, fermentation
jiào
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酉
孝
耂
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Left: wine jar 酉, right: filial obedience 孝 (... An old man 耂 with a stick/cane ノ teaches them to a child 子.)
In a wine jar it is set with filial obedience the yeast for fermenting.
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酣
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JLPT no HSK |
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| drunk, intoxicated
hān
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酉
甘
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Left: alcohol 酉, right: sweet 甘 (image of an open mouth 廿 with something sweet 一 between teeth)
(You don't taste the percentage in sweet cocktails.) Alcohol that is sweet, makes you drunk.
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酪
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JLPT no HSK |
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| curdled milk, cheese
lào
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酉
各
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Left: wine mug 酉, right: every, each 各 (Sitting cross-legged 夂 on a cushion 口 does everybody.)
The wine mugs: Each caused curdled milk.
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酉
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JLPT no HSK |
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| wine mug, alcohol, (astrol:) rooster
yǒu
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酉
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Image of a wine mug.
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酮
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JLPT no HSK |
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| ketone (chemistry)
tóng
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酉
同
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Left: wine jar/alcohol 酉, right: the same 同 (All container 冂 have only one 一 opening 口 and it is the same.)
(They are obtained by oxidation of alcohol) The alcohol can be the same when it becomes ketones.
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蘸
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JLPT no HSK |
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| to dip in (ink, sauce etc)
zhàn
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艹
酉
焦
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Top: plant 艹, bottom: 醮 (alcohol 酉, scorched, burnt, charred 焦) [焦 = The bird 隹 is on fire 灬 to be burnt.]
A plant with alcohol will burn, even if you (only have briefly): dipped it into it.
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