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醐
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purest cream

HSK 10
Objects →Food
hú
ゴ、コ
호
Phonosemantic compound. 酉 represents the meaning and 胡 represents the sound.
Components
酉 vessel+ 胡 recklessly =
醐 purest cream
酉 Meaning component
yǒu vessel
10th terrestrial branch
胡 Phonetic component
Hú recklessly
surname Hu
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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)
醐
Regular
Modern
Chinese
醐 [hú]
purest cream
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (3)
醍醐灌顶 [tí​hú​guàn​dǐng] #33,536
lit. to anoint your head with the purest cream (idiom); fig. to enlighten people with perfect wisdom
醍醐灌顶 [tí​hú​guàn​dǐng] #33,536
lit. to anoint your head with the purest cream (idiom); fig. to enlighten people with perfect wisdom
醍醐 [tí​hú] #75,163
refined cream cheese
JAPANESE WORDS (2)
醍醐味 [だいごみ] #19,763
the real pleasure (of something)
醍醐 [だいご] #48,734
ghee (held to be the greatest of all flavours)