酊 meaning and stroke order
Drunk, intoxicated
How to write 酊, stroke by stroke
9 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 酊
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- tincture (loanword)
- used in 酩酊[ming3 ding3]
How 酊 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Wine.
酉 gives the meaning and 丁 hints at the sound.
Radical: 酉 (wine), shared by 67 characters on this site.
How to remember 酊
The left side 酉 is a wine jar, the meaning part linked to alcohol. The right side 丁 (dīng) gives the sound, so picture a wine jar next to a nail: drink enough wine and you are nailed to the floor, drunk.
Today 酊 appears mainly in two places. Read dǐng, it is part of 酩酊 (mǐngdǐng, very drunk), usually in the idiom 酩酊大醉. Read dīng, it means a tincture in medicine, as in 碘酊 (diǎndīng, tincture of iodine). Example: 他昨晚喝得酩酊大醉。(Tā zuówǎn hē de mǐngdǐng dàzuì.) He got dead drunk last night.
Common mistake: Learners often use the first tone in 酩酊 out of habit, but there it is third tone: mǐngdǐng. Also do not confuse 酊 with 町 (tǐng/dīng), which has 田 (field) on the left instead of the wine jar 酉.
Common words with 酊
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
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| 酩酊大醉 | mǐngdǐngdàzuì | (idiom) dead drunk; plastered; as drunk as a lord |
酊 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 酊
How many strokes are in 酊?
酊 is written with 9 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 酊 mean?
酊 (dīng) means drunk, intoxicated. A common word with it is 酩酊大醉 (mǐngdǐngdàzuì), meaning "(idiom) dead drunk; plastered; as drunk as a lord".
How do you pronounce 酊?
酊 is pronounced dīng, in the first tone (high and level).
What is the radical of 酊?
The radical of 酊 is 酉, which carries the idea of "wine". Dictionaries list 酊 under this radical.
Can 酊 be used alone to mean drunk?
Not in modern Chinese. For the drunk meaning it almost always appears inside 酩酊 or 酩酊大醉. In everyday speech people just say 喝醉了 (hē zuì le).
What is 碘酊 and how does it relate to 酊?
碘酊 (diǎndīng) is tincture of iodine, a disinfectant. Here 酊 means tincture, a medicine dissolved in alcohol, which fits the alcohol idea of the 酉 part.