dailycharacter

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Pronunciation: jiŭ
Meaning: liquor/wine/alcohol
Etymology:
Water 水 (redundant) + alcohol 酉 (semantic/phonetic). (pictogram/phono-semantic compound).


Traditional character: 酒 (the same)

Found in:
Bai JuYi's 问刘十九

Word of the day on: 03.18.08