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酒

jiǔ

alcohol; wine

HSK 2 · Topic “Food and meals”
A wine jar beside a cup
Memory picture

Character

酒 jiǔ

Strokes
10
Radical
酉 — wine
Made of
氵 water 酉 wine
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 我不喝酒。 Wǒ bù hē jiǔ. I do not drink alcohol.
  • 酒很贵。 Jiǔ hěn guì. Alcohol is very expensive.
  • 他买了酒。 Tā mǎi le jiǔ. He bought alcohol.

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