Memory phrase for the character: 酎

酎

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Meaning

Shōchū, strong sake

Pronunciation

 CHŪ

Explanation

 Left: wine mug 酉, right: length/measure 寸 (as radical: skillful hand)

Mnemonic
 
(Good distillation is difficult:) For this wine you need a skillful hand: the (distilled) Shōchū.

Radicals

酉 alcoholWine jug, possibly also to be understood as a simplification of the sake barrel 畐.
寸 skillful handImage of a hand 一 forearm 丨 and pulse 丶. It was originally also the distance of one inch (Length: 1 SUN = 3.03 cm) from the hand's palm to the pulse. This also stood for a small amount. The mnemonics use it as "skillful hand" and partly as "to measure".
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 Vocabulary

焼酎 しょうちゅう  Shōchū -Sake

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