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酒
酒 ＝ 氵 ＋ 酉
ㄐㄧㄡˇ · jiǔ
noun — wine, liquor
字源 FORM — what the parts do
氵義liquid
酉聲yǒu — the wine jar, drawn; gives the soundthe zodiac borrowed the jar for its rooster slot
IFyǒu → jiǔ — both ends shift, the tone holds
The jar (酉) with liquid (氵) beside it — wine. 酉 is the jar drawn whole and the sound both, yǒu worn to jiǔ. 啤酒、紅酒、喝酒.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
罈（酉）口的泥一敲開，水（氵）一樣清的酒，香味先出來。
The clay seal cracks off the jar (酉); the wine runs clear as water (氵), the smell out first.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)酒— wine, liquor常用
→啤酒、紅酒— beer, red wine
⇒酒量— how much one can hold
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
酉yǒuthe bare jar — 西 plus the bar across its belly醉＝ ＋ 卒zuìthe jar drunk past its limit