酒精
Old HSK 6
酒精 (jiǔjīng) · alcohol (ethanol)
酒精 (jiǔjīng) means “alcohol (ethanol)”. It is written with 2 characters: 酒 (alcohol) + 精 (essence). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 酒精 is built
The characters
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
- 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)
精 jīng · essence
What 精 is made of
- 米mǐ — uncooked rice
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 八bā — eight
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 青qīng — nature's color
- 龶 — top part
- 月yuè — moon; month
- 冂 — frame
- 二 — two strokes
Origin hint: 米 gives the meaning, 青 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
医生用酒精给伤口消毒。Yīshēng yòng jiǔjīng gěi shāngkǒu xiāodú.The doctor disinfected the wound with alcohol.
这种饮料不含酒精。Zhè zhǒng yǐnliào bù hán jiǔjīng.This drink contains no alcohol.
Questions about 酒精
What does 酒精 mean?
酒精 (jiǔjīng) means “alcohol (ethanol)”.
How do you pronounce 酒精?
酒精 is pronounced jiǔjīng.
Which HSK level is 酒精?
酒精 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 酒店jiǔdiànhotel
- 红酒hóngjiǔred wine
- 啤酒píjiǔbeer
- 酒吧jiǔbābar
- 酗酒xùjiǔto drink heavily
- 白酒báijiǔChinese white liquor
- 葡萄酒pútaojiǔwine
- 酒jiǔalcohol
- 精彩jīngcǎiwonderful
- 精神jīngshénspirit
Learn 酒精 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 101: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.