酌

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to pour wine; to drink wine; to deliberate; to consider

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Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

酉 meaning “wine” + 勺 sound ( sháo )

Components 酉勺

pour wine · Heisig RSH #2460

whiskey bottle + 勺 ladle

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

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Word	Pinyin	Meaning
酌情处理	zhuó qíng chǔ lǐ	see 酌情辦理\|酌情办理[zhuo2 qing2 ban4 li3]
酌情办理	zhuó qíng bàn lǐ	to act after full consideration of the actual situation
酌处权	zhuó chǔ quán	discretion; discretionary power
衡情酌理	héng qíng zhuó lǐ	to weight the matter and deliberate the reason (idiom); to weigh and consider; to delibera…
小酌	xiǎo zhuó	to have a few (alcoholic) drinks (often implying a small party)
自酌	zì zhuó	to enjoy a cup of wine by oneself
酌定	zhuó dìng	to decide after intense deliberation
酌加	zhuó jiā	to make considered additions
酌情	zhuó qíng	to use discretion; to take circumstances into account; to make allowances pertinent to a s…
对酌	duì zhuó	to sit face-to-face and drink
清酌	qīng zhuó	wine offered to gods in worship
酌量	zhuó liáng	to consider; to allow for; to use one's discretion; to measure (food and drink)
酌酒	zhuó jiǔ	to pour wine
商酌	shāng zhuó	to deliberate
酌收	zhuó shōu	to charge different prices according to the situation; to collect (items) as appropriate
酌处	zhuó chǔ	to use one's own discretion
酌满	zhuó mǎn	to fill up (a wine glass) to the brim
酌核	zhuó hé	to verify after consultation
独酌	dú zhuó	to drink alone
酌议	zhuó yì	to consider and discuss

Characters sharing the sound component 勺 — compare how they read.