酉 - yǒu - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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酉

yǒu

Definition

wine
meaning component (alcohol, liquors, foods or other stemming from fermentation)
radical (Kang Xi 164)
wine vessel
10th earthly branch (5-7 p.m., 8th solar month [8th September-7th October])
year of the Rooster
ancient Chinese compass point: 270° (west)

Character Decomposition

Compounds (78)

酒

jiǔ

wine (esp. rice wine); liquor; alcohol; spirits; alcoholic beverage

配

pèi

to join; to fit; to mate; to mix; to match; to deserve; to make up (a prescription); to allocate

醒

xǐng

to wake up; to awaken; to be awake

acid; sour; sore

drunk; tipsy; intoxicated; addicted (to); soaked in liquor; steeped in wine

酷

kù

ruthless; strong (e.g. of wine); (loanword) cool; hip

醋

cù

vinegar; jealousy (in love rivalry)

enzyme; ferment

thick paste of fermented soybean; marinated in soy paste; paste; jam

酥

sū

flaky pastry; crunchy; limp; soft; silky

醇

chún

alcohol; wine with high alcohol content; rich; pure; good wine; sterols

ketone

to ferment; to brew; to make honey (of bees); to lead to; to form gradually; wine; stuffed vegetables (cooking method)

phenol

ester

to entertain; to repay; to return; to reward; to compensate; to reply; to answer

aldehyde

ether

intoxicated

to pour wine; to drink wine; to deliberate; to consider

酰

xiān

acid radical; -acyl (chemistry)

酪

lào

fruit juice; fruit jelly; jam; nut paste (generally sweet); (chinese) cream; junket; cheese; curdled milk; koumiss; also pr. [luo4]

tribal chief

quinone (chemistry)

yeast; leavening; fermentation; Taiwan pr. [xiao4]

acyl

to brew

tincture (loanword)

intoxicated

strong (of tea)

to perform sacrifice

sweet wine

press for extracting wine

酞

tài

phthalein (chemistry)

anhydride

wine or liquor with sediment

酹

lèi

pour out libation; sprinkle

醺

xūn

helplessly intoxicated

unstrained spirits

drunk; intoxicated

strong wine

toast to host by guest

醍

tí

essential oil of butter

醢

hǎi

minced meat; pickled meat

drunk

to deal in liquors

flushed (from drinking)

酲

chéng

(literary) inebriated; hungover

醵

jù

to contribute to a feast; to pool (money)

醓

tǎn

brine of pickled meat

醑

xǔ

spiritus; strain spirits

purest cream

yeast

drink heavily; drink in company

mold on liquids

strain

ritual bonfire

elixirs; sweet wine

addicted to liquor

(literary) to drink; to sip; gruel; soup

dregs of wine

name of a wine

bitter taste in wine; rich; full flavored

liquor; spirit

very drunk; blotto; happy appearance; happy looks

醲

nóng

concentrated; strong wine

酕

máo

very drunk; blotto; three sheets to the wind

drain a goblet

name of a wine

fine wine; to award with (food and drink)

strong (of wine)

to drink to excess; dissolute

醾

mí

unfiltered wine; wine brewed twice

wine cup

poisonous; to poison

see see 醱酵|酦酵[fa1 jiao4]

酦

pō

to ferment alcohol; Taiwan pr. [po4]

醊

chuò

pour libation on ground

Related words (7)

酉时

yǒu shí

5-7 pm (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times)

5-7 pm

thirty fourth year D10 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1957 or 2017

乙酉

yǐ yǒu

twenty second year B10 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2005 or 2065

己酉

jǐ yǒu

forty sixth year F10 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1969 or 2029

癸酉

guǐ yǒu

tenth year J10 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1993 or 2053

辛酉

xīn yǒu

fifty eighth year H10 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1981 or 2041

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