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酒

jiǔ

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jiǔ · zau2 (Jyutping)

  1. wine (esp. rice wine)
  2. liquor
  3. spirits
  4. alcoholic beverage
  5. CL:杯[bei1],瓶[ping2],罐[guan4],桶[tong3],缸[gang1]

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

酒

Meaning
wine, spirits, liquor, alcoholic beverage
Radical
酉
Strokes
10
Components
⿰氵酉
Cangjie
EMCW
Four-corner
3116.0

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