酉

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Contents 1 Translingual 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Han character 1.2.1 References 2 Cantonese 2.1 Hanzi 3 Japanese 3.1 Kanji 3.1.1 Readings 4 Korean 4.1 Hanja 5 Mandarin 5.1 Hanzi 5.1.1 Usage notes 6 Vietnamese 6.1 Han character

[edit] Translingual

[edit] Etymology

It derives from the pictogram of an ancient vase used in making and storing fermented millet liquors. See 酒.

[edit] Han character

酉 (radical 164 酉+0, 7 strokes, cangjie input 一金田一 (MCWM), four-corner 1060₀)

1. the tenth sign (rooster) of the Chinese zodiac
2. a wine vessel
3. radical 164 酉

[edit] References

• KangXi: page 1280, character 2
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 39763
• Dae Jaweon: page 1778, character 36
• Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 6, page 3572, character 1
• Unihan data for U+9149

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[edit] Cantonese

[edit] Hanzi

酉 (Yale yau5)

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[edit] Japanese

[edit] Kanji

酉

[edit] Readings

• On: ゆう (yū)
• Kun: とり (tori), みのる (minoru)

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[edit] Korean

[edit] Hanja

酉 (hangeul 유, revised yu, McCune-Reischauer yu, Yale yu)

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[edit] Mandarin

[edit] Hanzi

酉 (pinyin yǒu (you3), dīng (ding1), Wade-Giles yu³, ting¹)

[edit] Usage notes

Although it remains associated with liquor, the character alone is mostly used as the 10th earthly branch in the Chinese cyclical calendar.

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[edit] Vietnamese

[edit] Han character

酉 (dậu, dấu, giấu, giậu)