斟
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to pour; to deliberate
- Old HSK
- Level 6
- Strokes
- 13
- Radical
- 斗 +9
- Structure
- Left–right 左右
- Traditional
- 斟
- Common rank
- #3,959
- Unicode
- U+659F
Sound it out + =
Formation & memory
Break the character into parts you already know.
Words with 斟
The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 斟酌决定权 | discretionary power | |
| 字斟句酌 | weighing every word | |
| 斟酌字句 | to measure one's words | |
| 斟酒 | to pour wine or liquor | |
| 斟酌 | to consider; to deliberate; to fill up a cup to the brim |
Sound family
Characters sharing the sound component 甚 — compare how they read.