酒
酒 (jiǔ) means “alcohol”. It is made of 氵 + 酉 and has 10 strokes, and is an HSK 3 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
Break 酒 into its parts
What 酒 is made of
- 氵 shuǐ — water
- 酉 yǒu — wine
- 兀 wù — weak
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 儿 ér — child
- 日 rì — sun; day
- 口 kǒu — mouth
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 兀 wù — weak
Origin hint: A jar 酉 of wine 氵; 酉 also provides the pronunciation (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
酒 stroke order
Example sentences
爸爸不喝酒。Bàba bù hē jiǔ.Dad doesn't drink alcohol.
你想喝点儿酒吗？Nǐ xiǎng hē diǎnr jiǔ ma?Would you like a little wine?
Words with 酒
- 酒店jiǔdiànhotel
- 红酒hóngjiǔred wine
- 啤酒píjiǔbeer
- 酒吧jiǔbābar
- 酒精jiǔjīngalcohol (ethanol)
- 酗酒xùjiǔto drink heavily
- 白酒báijiǔChinese white liquor
- 葡萄酒pútaojiǔwine
Also built with 氵
- 汁zhījuice
- 汇huìto send (money)
- 汉hànHan
- 汗hànsweat
- 江jiāngriver
- 池chípool
- 污wūfilthy
- 汤tāngsoup
- 汰tàito eliminate
- 汹xiōngturbulent
- 汽qìsteam
- 沃wòto water
Quick facts
| Pinyin | jiǔ |
|---|---|
| Meaning | alcohol; wine; liquor |
| Strokes | 10 |
| Radical | 酉 (wine, #164) |
| Pattern | Left–right |
| HSK | HSK 3 (exam 2025) · HSK 2 (2021) |
Questions about 酒
What does 酒 mean?
酒 (jiǔ) means “alcohol; wine; liquor”.
How many strokes does 酒 have?
酒 has 10 strokes.
What is the radical of 酒?
The radical of 酒 is 酉 (yǒu, “wine”), Kangxi radical number 164.
What parts make up 酒?
酒 is made of 氵 (water) and 酉 (wine).
Which HSK level is 酒?
酒 is in HSK 3 (exam 2025) and HSK 2 (2021).
Learn 酒 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 67: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.