■ radical

jiǔ

wine

How it’s built

Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 酉 represents the sound. The 酉 component is a pictograph of a container for wine, so it also serves as a meaning component.

氵

meaning

water — 氵 is a component form of 水.

酉

sound

10th earthly branch; (wine) — 酉 also serves as a meaning component.

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