to deal in spirits

Components
酉 meaning component

  Meaning component

yǒu

  

wine

wine

古 sound component

  Sound component

  

old

Evolution

酤 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
酤 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
酤 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
酤 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

to deal in spirits; to deal in liquors