醋
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vinegar; jealousy (in love rivalry)
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Dict coverage rank #1,916 U+918B
How 醋 is formed
Ideographic compound (会意字)
Aged 昔 wine 酉; wine gone sour
How to remember it
vinegar · Heisig RSH #2464
whiskey bottle + 昔 times past
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words containing 醋
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 醋海生波 | cù hǎi shēng bō | lit. waves on a sea of vinegar; trouble caused by a jealous woman (idiom) |
| 争风吃醋 | zhēng fēng chī cù | to rival sb for the affection of a man or woman; to be jealous of a rival in a love affair |
| 半瓶子醋 | bàn píng zi cù | see 半瓶醋[ban4 ping2 cu4] |
| 糖醋鱼 | táng cù yú | sweet and sour fish |
| 冰醋酸 | bīng cù suān | glacial acetic acid |
| 醋酸纤维 | cù suān xiān wéi | cellulose acetate (used for film and fiber) |
| 糖醋肉 | táng cù ròu | sweet and sour pork |
| 柴米油盐酱醋茶 | chái mǐ yóu yán jiàng cù chá | (lit.) firewood, rice, oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar and tea; (fig.) life's daily necessit… |
| 白醋 | bái cù | white vinegar; plain vinegar |
| 糖醋里脊 | táng cù lǐ jǐ | sweet and sour pork |
| 醋劲儿 | cù jìn r | erhua variant of 醋勁|醋劲[cu4 jin4] |
| 醋意 | cù yì | jealousy (in love rivalry) |
| 争锋吃醋 | zhēng fēng chī cù | variant of 爭風吃醋|争风吃醋[zheng1 feng1 chi1 cu4] |
| 红醋栗 | hóng cù lì | red currant |
| 香醋 | xiāng cù | aromatic vinegar; balsamic vinegar |
| 米醋 | mǐ cù | rice vinegar |
| 油盐酱醋 | yóu yán jiàng cù | (lit.) oil, salt, soy sauce and vinegar (idiom); (fig.) life's daily necessities |
| 醋酸 | cù suān | acetic acid (CH3COOH); acetate |
| 食醋 | shí cù | table vinegar |
| 黑醋栗 | hēi cù lì | blackcurrant |