酒壶 (jiǔ hú) — wine flask; flagon | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

wine flaskflagon

Measure word · 个

Examples

酒壶，。
Tā ná qǐ jiǔ hú, dǎo le yì bēi jiǔ.
He picked up the wine flask and poured a cup of wine.
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Zhè bǎ jiǔ hú shì yé ye chuán xià lái de.
This wine flask was passed down from grandfather.
酒壶。
Gǔ dài rén men cháng yòng jiǔ hú hē jiǔ.
Ancient people often drank wine from wine flasks.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

酒 is wine, and 壶 is a vessel, so 酒壶 is a vessel for wine.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

酉

酉yǒu酒jiǔ

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

酒 pairs 酉, the original picture for this word, with 水 (water), added later to distinguish it.

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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