酉, a pictographic character of a jar or vase for storing liquors, mainly serves as a semantic component to form characters. The characters formed by the semantic component 酉 express meanings related to liquor, food or things produced by fermentation such as seasoning, condiments, relish, etc, e.g. 醋, 醇, 醉, 醛, 醒, 酌, 配, 酗 and so on.
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Component 畐 a jar
畐, originally a jar, serves as a phonetic component to form characters. Continue reading “Component 畐 a jar”
Component 商 a jar for alcoholic drink above a base plate
商, a compound character of a jar for alcoholic drink above a base plate, serves as a phonetic component to form characters. Continue reading “Component 商 a jar for alcoholic drink above a base plate”