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酣

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intoxicated

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Strokes
12
Radical
酉 +5
Structure
Left–right 左右
Traditional
酣
Common rank
#3,088
Unicode
U+9163

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Formation & memory

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How 酣 is formed

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

酉 meaning “wine” + 甘 sound ( gān )

Components 酉 甘

Words with 酣

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WordPinyinMeaning
酒酣耳热 jiǔ hān ěr rè tipsy and merry (idiom)
酒至半酣 jiǔ zhì bàn hān to drink until one is half drunk
战酣 zhàn hān (literary) at the height of the battle
酣战 hān zhàn to fight lustily
酣梦 hān mèng sweet dream; sleeping soundly
酣饮 hān yǐn to drink one's fill
酣醉 hān zuì to be dead drunk
酣睡 hān shuì to sleep soundly; to fall into a deep sleep
酣眠 hān mián to sleep soundly; to be fast asleep
酣畅淋漓 hān chàng lín lí to one's heart's content (idiom)
酣畅 hān chàng unrestrained; cheerful lack of inhibition, esp. for drinking or sleeping; to drink with ab…

Sound family

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

CharacterPinyinMeaning
甘 sound part gān sweet, tasty; willing
钳 qián pincers, pliers, tongs; to compress
邯 hán a district in Hebei province
坩 gān crucible; earthenware, pottery
绀 gàn purple, violet
拑 qián to clamp, to pin down, to tie down
疳 gān rickets, chickenpox; childhood disease