酉
10th earthly branch: 5-7 p.m., 8th solar month (8th September-7th October), year of the Rooster; ancient Chinese compass point: 270° (west)
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Characters built with 酉 as their sound component
These characters all use 酉 (yǒu) as their phonetic component — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 酉 sound component | yǒu | wine; wine vessel; chemical |
| 酥 | sū | butter; crispy, flaky; fluffy, light |
Words containing 酉
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 酉阳土家族苗族自治县 | Yǒu yáng Tǔ jiā zú Miáo zú Zì zhì xiàn | Youyang Tujia and Miao Autonomous County in Chongqing 重慶|重庆[Chong2 qing4] |
| 酉牌时分 | yǒu pái shí fēn | 5-7 pm |
| 酉阳县 | Yǒu yáng Xiàn | Youyang Tujia and Miao Autonomous County in Chongqing 重慶|重庆[Chong2 qing4] |
| 酉时 | yǒu shí | 5-7 pm (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times) |
| 酉阳 | Yǒu yáng | Youyang Tujia and Miao Autonomous County in Chongqing 重慶|重庆[Chong2 qing4] |
| 酉鸡 | yǒu jī | Year 10, year of the Cock (e.g. 2005) |
| 丁酉 | dīng yǒu | thirty-fourth year D10 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1957 or 2017 |
| 己酉 | jǐ yǒu | forty-sixth year F10 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1969 or 2029 |
| 乙酉 | yǐ yǒu | twenty-second year B10 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2005 or 2065 |
| 辛酉 | xīn yǒu | fifty-eighth year H10 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1981 or 2041 |
| 癸酉 | guǐ yǒu | tenth year J10 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1993 or 2053 |