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Variants
Phonetic
Semantic
Apparent
酉 水 ⿰氵酉
Mandarin
jiu3
English
Definitions
liquor; wine; spirits; alcohol; alcoholic beverage
Mnemonic
Liquid 水 found in a wine vessel 酉
Etymology
Notes
Archaic form is similar to modern form: wine vessel 酉 with three drops of water next to it