These are the characters in this series. You can review them and quiz yourself at the bottom. To see them put together in an illustrated story, go to Lessons: Extension.
酪
lào
cheese
酉 + 各
whiskey bottle + each
The bottles on the right aren’t whiskey but rennet for making cheese. Each one is different.
醒
xǐng
awaken
酉 + 星xīng
whiskey bottle + star
This whiskey bottle, I call “Awaken.” After a few hours of sleep, I wake up and see stars.
酉
yǒu
*whiskey bottle
originally an ancient wine vessel
as a component: “酉字旁”
酱
jiàng
thick sauce
5 + 酉
chocolate turtle + whiskey bottle
What's in that whiskey bottle looks like a bottle of chocolate sauce, but it is actually thick soy sauce.
醋
cù
vinegar
酉 + 昔
whiskey bottle + times past
This whiskey already turned to vinegar in times past.
配
pèi
distribute
酉 + 己
whiskey bottle + snake
The whiskey bottle with the snake in it, was distributed during prohibition as medicine.
酋
qiú
chieftain
丷 + 酉yǒu
horns + whiskey bottle
Viking chieftain with horns who drinks whiskey
酸
suān
sour
酉 + 夋qūn
whiskey bottle + city park
feel sour when there are whiskey bottles in the city park OR “Miss Sourpuss” who walks the city park at night with a whiskey bottle in her hand
