酣 meaning and stroke order
To enjoy liquor
How to write 酣, stroke by stroke
12 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 酣
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- intoxicated
How 酣 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Wine.
酉 gives the meaning and 甘 hints at the sound.
Radical: 酉 (wine), shared by 67 characters on this site.
How to remember 酣
酣 combines 酉 (wine jar, the meaning part) with 甘 (gān, sweet), which gives the sound. Picture someone drinking sweet wine from a jar until they feel deeply satisfied.
酣 is rarely used alone in modern Chinese. It appears in words describing deep, full enjoyment, like 酣睡 (hānshuì) and 酣畅 (hānchàng). Example: 孩子在床上酣睡。(Háizi zài chuáng shang hānshuì.) The child is sleeping soundly in bed.
Common mistake: Learners sometimes read 酣 as gān because of the phonetic part 甘, but it is pronounced hān with a first tone. Also do not confuse it with 醋 (cù, vinegar) or 酷 (kù), which share the 酉 side.
Common words with 酣
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
酣 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 酣
How many strokes are in 酣?
酣 is written with 12 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 酣 mean?
酣 (hān) means to enjoy liquor. A common word with it is 酣畅 (hānchàng), meaning "unrestrained; cheerful lack of inhibition, esp. for drinking or sleeping".
How do you pronounce 酣?
酣 is pronounced hān, in the first tone (high and level).
What is the radical of 酣?
The radical of 酣 is 酉, which carries the idea of "wine". Dictionaries list 酣 under this radical.
Is 酣 on the HSK exam?
Yes. 酣 is part of the HSK 7-9 character list in the HSK 3.0 standard.
Does 酣 always relate to alcohol?
No. Its original sense is enjoying liquor, but in modern words it often means doing something to the fullest, such as sleeping deeply in 酣睡 or fighting fiercely in 酣战 (hānzhàn).
Is 酣 used in everyday speech?
Not much. It sounds literary and appears mostly in writing or set phrases. In casual speech people say 睡得很香 (shuì de hěn xiāng) instead of 酣睡.