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酒 - jiǔ

wine, spirits, liquor, alcoholic beverage

wine, spirits, liquor, alcoholic beverage

How to read 酒

Click 酒 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyinjiǔ
Englishwine, spirits, liquor, alcoholic beverage
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

酒井 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 酒令. Please read 酒伴 one more time.

Common words with this character

Sakai
wine-drinking game
drinking buddy
barman; bartender

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 酒 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 酒井 and 酒令 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 酒.