啤 pí
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 口 — mouth
- Made of
- 口 mouth 卑 humble, low, inferior
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
啤酒
píjiǔ
beer
Characters in this word
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
- 我不喝啤酒。 Wǒ bù hē pí jiǔ. I do not drink beer.
- 啤酒有点苦。 Pí jiǔ yǒu diǎn kǔ. Beer is a little bitter.
- 他买了啤酒。 Tā mǎi le pí jiǔ. He bought beer.