About
The character "啤" was created as a modern phonetic adaptation to capture the sound of the English word "beer" or similar European terms, emerging during a period of linguistic exchange in the late 19th century. Its structure follows the phono-semantic principle, combining the radical "口" (mouth) to loosely imply something related to consumption or speech, with the component "卑" serving primarily to supply the pronunciation "pí". This character has no independent historical meaning or usage outside of its role in the compound "啤酒", where it exclusively denotes the alcoholic beverage, and its semantic scope has remained fixed since its introduction without broadening or shifting.
Example Sentences Hide
我喜欢喝啤酒。
我们晚上喝啤酒。
他买了一瓶青岛啤酒。
请给我一杯冰啤酒。
冰镇啤酒更好喝。
酒吧里有很多种啤酒。
喝啤酒要看场合。
啤酒虽然好喝但不能过量。