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醋
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vinegar

HSK 6
Objects →Food
cù
サク
す
초, 작
Aged 昔 wine 酉; wine gone sour
Components
酉 vessel+ 昔 times past =
醋 vinegar
酉 Meaning component
yǒu vessel
10th terrestrial branch
昔 Meaning component
xī times past
formerly
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)
醋
Regular
Modern
Chinese
醋 [cù]
vinegar; jealousy (in love rivalry)
Japanese
酢 、 醋 (rare) 、 酸 (rare) す 同音
noun vinegar
Example Sentences
🇯🇵 (1)
酢はすっぱい味がする。
Vinegar has a sharp taste.
CHINESE WORDS (39)
吃醋 [chī​cù] #6,957
to feel jealous
醋酸 [cù​suān] #45,374
acetic acid (CH3COOH)
添油加醋 [tiān​yóu​jiā​cù] #30,360
lit. to add oil and vinegar
糖醋 [táng​cù] #26,813
sweet and sour
白醋 [bái​cù] #31,144
white vinegar
醋意 [cù​yì] #42,100
jealousy (in love rivalry)
油盐酱醋 [yóu​yán​jiàng​cù] #52,314
(lit.) oil, salt, soy sauce and vinegar
油盐酱醋 [yóu​yán​jiàng​cù] #52,314
(lit.) oil, salt, soy sauce and vinegar
醋栗 [cù​lì] #42,074
gooseberry
陈醋 [chén​cù] #40,715
mature vinegar
29 more items
JAPANESE WORDS (6)
⭐ 酸 [さん] #18,149
acid
⭐ 酢 [す] #21,377
vinegar
⭐ 酢酸 [さくさん] #90,939
acetic acid
木酢 [もくさく] #148,300
wood vinegar
酸橘 [すだち] #219,462
sudachi (species of Japanese citrus, Citrus sudachi)
氷酢酸 [ひょうさくさん] #221,525
glacial acetic acid
KOREAN WORDS (1)
식초
vinegar