jiǔ
wine
Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 酉 represents the sound.
Components
Evolution
Oracle script
(~1250-1000 BC)
Bronze script
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical script
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)Regular script
ModernDefinitions
Most common words with 酒
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
liquor | ||
wine shop | ||
bar | ||
beer (loanword) | ||
to drink (alcohol) |
Sources