00786 Chinese character of 酒 and pronounce zau2

The Chinese word【酒】that we will introduce this time is a word that describes food or culture. It is mainly used for the following meanings:

Alcohol or beverages. Explanation: A beverage made from rice, wheat or fruit, which can make people drunk because of the alcohol it contains. Such as: “rice wine”, “spirits”, “wine”.

Below is the correct pronunciation of this particular Chinese character.

Mandarin Pinyin of 【酒】:jiǔ

Cantonese Jyutping of 【酒】:zau2

Below, I will share fundamental aspects of the meaning and usage of the character 【酒】︰

Here are some situations where you can use【酒】, for example:Describing food or culture , It means mainly alcohol or beverages .Since Chinese characters have profound meanings, they may carry additional complexities and specific usages that are difficult to fully convey here.

【酒】is a simple word when used alone, but its meaning broadens when combined with others to form intricate phrases, like【白酒、紅酒】(Mandarin Pinyin:bái jiǔ 、hóng jiǔ/ Cantonese Jyutping:baak6 zau2 、hung4 zau2)

To complete this character, you need 10 strokes,It is a highly common and fundamental Chinese character that must be learned,Below is an example sentence related to this character.:


他們在聚餐上享用了美味的紅酒。

They enjoyed delicious red wine at the dinner.


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