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醇
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mellow wine

HSK 7 N1
Objects →Food
chún
ジュン、シュン
もっぱら、こい、あつい
순
Wine 酉 fit to be savored 享
Components
酉 vessel+ 享 receive =
醇 mellow wine
酉 Meaning component
yǒu vessel
10th terrestrial branch
享 Meaning component
xiǎng receive
old variant of 享[xiǎng]
Notes
Similar Characters
猶 just like (trad/jp)酋 chieftain酒 liquor酥 butter醜 ugly (trad/jp)酊 intoxicated酌 pour wine配 distribute酎 double-fermented wine酏 millet wine酐 anhydride酕 drunk酖 wine with bird酗 become酚 carbolic acid酝 wine (simp)酞 phthalein酡 flushed酢 toast one's host酣 merry
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
Clerical
Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
醇
Regular
Modern
Chinese
醇 [chún]
alcohol; wine with high alcohol content; rich; pure; good wine; sterols
Japanese
醇 じゅん 同音
  1. noun obsolete pure sake; full-bodied sake
  2. adj-na obsolete pure
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
醇 あつし
Atsushi given name
醇 じゅん
Jun given name
CHINESE WORDS (75)
类固醇 [lèi​gù​chún] #8,399
steroid
类固醇 [lèi​gù​chún] #8,399
steroid
胆固醇 [dǎn​gù​chún] #15,401
cholesterol
胆固醇 [dǎn​gù​chún] #15,401
cholesterol
乙醇 [yǐ​chún] #21,413
ethanol C2H5OH
甲醇 [jiǎ​chún] #39,638
methyl alcohol
醇厚 [chún​hòu] #44,332
mellow and rich
香醇 [xiāng​chún] #37,418
rich and mellow (flavor or aroma)
甘露醇 [gān​lù​chún] #28,369
mannitol C6H14O6, a sugar alcohol
丙二醇 [bǐng​'èr​chún] #37,061
propylene glycol
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JAPANESE WORDS (10)
純朴 [じゅんぼく] #26,356
simple and honest
芳醇 [ほうじゅん] #28,237
mellow (flavor or fragrance, esp. alcohol)
純正 [じゅんせい] #48,457
pure
至純 [しじゅん] #102,963
absolute purity
醇化 [じゅんか] #134,698
refinement
純美 [じゅんび] #139,999
absolute beauty
醇乎 [じゅんこ] #165,199
pure
醇風美俗 [じゅんぷうびぞく] #209,227
good morals and manners
濃醇 [のうじゅん] #267,279
rich and strong (esp. sake)
木糖醇 [もくとうじゅん]
xylose