Chinese Character 醋 Meanings and components.
Form
醋
Meaning
- 醋 meaning[3] in English
Vinegar.
Jealousy (In Love Rivalry).
Main Components
By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 醋 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are 10th earthly branch: … (酉) , and surname Xi (昔)
Its radical[1] is: 酉 (you3) which means: 10th Earthly Branch: 5-7 P.M., 8th Solar Month (8th September-7th October), Year Of The Rooster, Ancient Chinese Compass Point: 270° (West), .酉
In cangjie it is written with MWTA
How to write 醋
To write醋 you should write a combination of 酉 , 昔 arranged in a 吅 shape:
酉 + 昔 = 醋
醋 Stroke Order
The order of the strokes to write 醋 should be followed in this specific way.
Components Tree
The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 醋, looks as follow:
醋
Pinyin:cu4 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: Vinegar . Jealousy (In Love Rivalry)
酉
Pinyin:you3
Meaning[3]: 10th Earthly Branch: 5-7 P.M., 8th Solar Month (8th September-7th October), Year Of The Rooster . Ancient Chinese Compass Point: 270° (West)
西
Pinyin:xi1
Meaning[3]: The West . Abbr. For Spain 西班牙[Xi1 Ban1 Ya2] . Spanish