Chinese symbol for “intoxicated”
醉
zuì
intoxicated
The closest CC-CEDICT match for intoxicated is 醉 (zuì), defined as: intoxicated.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “intoxicated”
Related words
Other words that share a character 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 |
See also: Japanese symbol for “intoxicated”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.