酒
jiǔ
wine (esp. rice wine)
liquor; spirits; alcoholic beverage; CL:杯[bei1],瓶[ping2],罐[guan4],桶[tong3],缸[gang1]
water (氵) + wine jar (酉) = alcoholic beverage
酉 is an ancient pictograph of a clay fermentation vessel — it originally meant 'wine jar' before being repurposed for the zodiac rooster. Together with the water radical, you get liquid from a vessel: alcohol.
Words with 酒
啤酒厂
pí jiǔ chǎng
brewery
啤酒节
pí jiǔ jié
Beer Festival
啤酒肚
pí jiǔ dù
beer belly
皇冠假日酒店
huáng guān jià rì jiǔ diàn
Crowne Plaza (hotel chain)
酌酒
zhuó jiǔ
to pour wine
酒不醉人人自醉，色不迷人人自迷
jiǔ bù zuì rén rén zì zuì , sè bù mí rén rén zì mí
wine doesn't make men drunk: men get themselves intoxicated. Lust does not overpower men: men surrender themselves to lust
酒井
jiǔ jǐng
Sakai (Japanese surname)
酒令
jiǔ lìng
wine-drinking game
酒令儿
jiǔ lìng r
erhua variant of 酒令[jiu3 ling4]
酒伴
jiǔ bàn
drinking buddy
酒保
jiǔ bǎo
barman
酒具
jiǔ jù
wine vessel