醉 meaning and stroke order
Intoxicated
How to write 醉, stroke by stroke
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Meaning of 醉
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- intoxicated
How 醉 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Wine.
酉 gives the meaning and 卒 hints at the sound.
Radical: 酉 (wine), shared by 67 characters on this site.
How to remember 醉
醉 is pictophonetic: the left side 酉 is a wine jar, the meaning part, and 卒 (zú) on the right gives the sound. Picture a soldier (卒) who has had too much from the wine jar (酉) and is now drunk.
醉 means drunk, and it often appears in 喝醉 (hēzuì, to get drunk). It is also used figuratively for being carried away by something beautiful, as in 陶醉 (táozuì, to be enchanted). Example: 他昨天晚上喝醉了。(Tā zuótiān wǎnshang hēzuì le.) He got drunk last night.
Common mistake: Learners often mix up 醉 (zuì, drunk) with 碎 (suì, broken), since both have 卒 on the right. Check the left side: 酉 for wine means drunk, and 石 for stone means broken.
Common words with 醉
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
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| 麻醉 | mázuì | anesthesia; to anesthetize; (fig.) to corrupt (sb's mind); to enervate; to numb the mind ( | HSK 7-9 |
| 陶醉 | táozuì | to be infatuated with; to be drunk with; to be enchanted with; to revel in | HSK 7-9 |
| 如醉如痴 | rúzuì-rúchī | see 如癡如醉|如痴如醉[ru2 chi1 ru2 zui4] | HSK 7-9 |
| 喝醉 | hēzuì | to get drunk | |
| 醉酒 | zuìjiǔ | to get drunk | |
| 醉鬼 | zuìguǐ | drunkard | |
| 宿醉 | sùzuì | hangover | |
| 烂醉 | lànzuì | dead drunk; completely drunk | |
| 灌醉 | guànzuì | to fuddle; to befuddle | |
| 醉醺醺 | zuìxūnxūn | drunk; intoxicated | |
| 麻醉剂 | mázuìjì | an anesthetic; (fig.) a narcotic | |
| 沉醉 | chénzuì | to become intoxicated | |
| 醉汉 | zuìhàn | intoxicated man; drunkard | |
| 麻醉药 | mázuìyào | anesthetic; narcotic |
醉 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 醉
How many strokes are in 醉?
醉 is written with 15 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 醉 mean?
醉 (zuì) means intoxicated. A common word with it is 麻醉 (mázuì), meaning "anesthesia; to anesthetize; (fig.) to corrupt (sb's mind); to enervate; to numb the mind (".
How do you pronounce 醉?
醉 is pronounced zuì, in the fourth tone (falling).
What is the radical of 醉?
The radical of 醉 is 酉, which carries the idea of "wine". Dictionaries list 醉 under this radical.
Is 醉 on the HSK exam?
Yes. 醉 is part of the HSK 5 character list in the HSK 3.0 standard, and you are expected to write it by hand from HSK 3.
What is the difference between 醉 and 喝醉?
醉 alone describes the state of being drunk, as in 他醉了 (tā zuì le, he is drunk). 喝醉 adds 喝 (hē, to drink) and stresses getting drunk through drinking. In everyday speech, 喝醉了 is the most common way to say someone got drunk.
How do you say hangover in Chinese?
Hangover is 宿醉 (sùzuì), literally the drunkenness that stays overnight. For being completely drunk, people say 烂醉 (lànzuì), and a drunkard is 醉鬼 (zuìguǐ).