酉 The Saloon

These are the characters in this series. To see them put together in a story, click on the image above to access the pdf. Then review and quiz yourself at the bottom.

lào

cheese
酉 + 各
whiskey bottle + each

The bottles on the right aren’t whiskey but rennet for making cheese. Each one is different.

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.

yǒu

*whiskey bottle

originally an ancient wine vessel

as a component: “酉字旁”

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.

vinegar
酉 + 昔
whiskey bottle + times past

This whiskey already turned to vinegar in times past.

pèi

distribute
酉 + 己
whiskey bottle + snake

The whiskey bottle with the snake in it, was distributed during prohibition as medicine.

qiú

chieftain
丷 + 酉yǒu
horns + whiskey bottle

Viking chieftain with horns who drinks whiskey

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

酉 The Saloon

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