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酋
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chieftain

HSK 10
Human →Relations →Leaders
qiú
シュウ、ジュ
おさ、ふるざけ、さけのつかさ
추
Depicts a container of wine. Based on the original meaning "wine-master". The meaning later shifted to "elder" and "chief".
Components
八 eight+ 酉 vessel =
酋 chieftain
八
bā eight
Mark added to distinguish this character from 酉.
酉 Phonetic component
yǒu vessel
10th terrestrial branch
Depicts a container of wine.
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Notes
Similar Characters
尚 esteem柬 letter兌 convert (trad)兑 cash (simp)公 public兮 exclamatory particle分 divide/minute半 half胤 descendant刅 to create圙 enclosed pasture廛 a store叭 trumpet扒 pick pockets趴 prostrate oneself畟 plough詹 verbose猶 just like (trad/jp)酒 liquor酥 butter
Historical Evolution
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
酋
Regular
Modern
Chinese
酋 [qiú]
tribal chief
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
酋 むねただ
Munetada unclassified name
酋 むねちか
Munechika unclassified name
CHINESE WORDS (12)
酋长 [qiú​zhǎng] #8,123
headman (of primitive people)
酋长 [qiú​zhǎng] #8,123
headman (of primitive people)
阿联酋 [A​lián​qiú] #38,880
United Arab Emirates
阿联酋 [A​lián​qiú] #38,880
United Arab Emirates
阿拉伯联合酋长国 [A​lā​bó​Lián​hé​Qiú​zhǎng​guó] #40,952
United Arab Emirates (UAE)
阿拉伯联合酋长国 [A​lā​bó​Lián​hé​Qiú​zhǎng​guó] #40,952
United Arab Emirates (UAE)
酋长国 [qiú​zhǎng​guó] #57,083
Emirate
酋长国 [qiú​zhǎng​guó] #57,083
Emirate
阿联酋航空 [A​lián​qiú​Háng​kōng]
Emirates (airline)
阿联酋长国 [A​Lián​Qiú​zhǎng​guó]
United Arab Emirates
2 more items
JAPANESE WORDS (2)
酋長 [しゅうちょう] #53,478
chieftain
酋領 [しゅうりょう]
chieftain
KOREAN WORDS (1)
추장
chief