醉 — Chinese character
醉
zuì
intoxicated, drunk; addicted
- Pinyin
- zuì
- Radical
- 164 ⾣ (Wine)
- Strokes
- 15
- Components
- 酉 卒
- Formation
- pictophonetic — wine; meaning component 酉; sound component 卒
- Japanese
- 醉 as a kanji
Common words with 醉
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 喝醉 | hē zuì | to get drunk |
| 麻醉 | má zuì | anesthesia; to anesthetize; (fig.) to corrupt (sb's mind); to enervate; to numb the mind (to escape from harsh reality) |
| 陶醉 | táo zuì | to be infatuated with; to be drunk with; to be enchanted with; to revel in |
| 醉酒 | zuì jiǔ | to get drunk |
| 酒醉 | jiǔ zuì | to become drunk |
| 灌醉 | guàn zuì | to fuddle; to befuddle |
| 沉醉 | chén zuì | to become intoxicated |
| 醉汉 (醉漢) | zuì hàn | intoxicated man; drunkard |
| 醉人 | zuì rén | intoxicating; fascinating |
| 醉心 | zuì xīn | enthralled; fascinated |
| 心醉 | xīn zuì | enchanted; fascinated |
| 麻醉药 (麻醉藥) | má zuì yào | anesthetic; narcotic |
English words written with 醉
- drunk
- fascinated
- hangover
- enchanted
- anesthesia
- ecstatic
- intoxicated
- charmed
- narcissistic
- drinker
- plastered
- narcotic
醉 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Mencius 2 · Zhuangzi 3
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