葡萄酒 (pútaojiǔ) · wine

葡萄酒 (pútaojiǔ) means “wine”. It is written with 3 characters: 葡 (grapes) + 萄 (grapes) + 酒 (alcohol). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).

How 葡萄酒 is built

The characters

葡 pú · grapes

What 葡 is made of

艹cǎo — grass
匍pú — to crawl
- 勹bāo — wrap shape
  - 丿 — falling stroke
- 甫fǔ — to begin
  - 十 — ten
  - 用yòng — to use

萄 táo · grapes

What 萄 is made of

艹cǎo — grass
匋táo — pottery
- 勹bāo — wrap shape
  - 丿 — falling stroke
- 缶fǒu — earthen crock or jar
  - 山shān — mountain

酒 jiǔ · alcohol

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

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)

Example sentences

他送了我一瓶葡萄酒。Tā sòng le wǒ yì píng pútaojiǔ.He gave me a bottle of wine.

你喜欢喝葡萄酒吗？Nǐ xǐhuan hē pútaojiǔ ma?Do you like drinking wine?

Questions about 葡萄酒

What does 葡萄酒 mean?

葡萄酒 (pútaojiǔ) means “wine”.

How do you pronounce 葡萄酒?

葡萄酒 is pronounced pútaojiǔ.

Which HSK level is 葡萄酒?

葡萄酒 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025).

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It is part of HSK 4 · Group 56: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.

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