酗

xù

凶 + 酉

Definitions

xù drunk

Etymology

A dangerous 凶 drunk 酉

About

The character 酗 (xù) is a phono-semantic compound formed by the semantic radical 酉 (yǒu, an alcohol vessel) on the left and the phonetic component 凶 (xiōng, 'fierce' or 'dangerous') on the right. Together they convey the idea of drinking to excess and the resulting violent, riotous behavior, a dangerous state of drunkenness.

Etymology Hide

Clerical Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)

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Example Sentences Hide

酗酒有害健康。

Xùjiǔ yǒuhài jiànkāng.

Binge drinking is harmful to health.

不要经常酗酒。

Bù yào jīngcháng xùjiǔ.

Do not binge drink often.

他因酗酒生病了。

Tā yīn xùjiǔ shēngbìng le.

He got sick because of binge drinking.

酗酒会影响工作。

Xùjiǔ huì yǐngxiǎng gōngzuò.

Binge drinking can affect work.

酗酒导致家庭矛盾。

Xùjiǔ dǎozhì jiātíng máodùn.

Binge drinking leads to family conflicts.

政府宣传酗酒的坏处。

Zhèngfǔ xuānchuán xùjiǔ de huàichù.

The government promotes awareness of the harms of binge drinking.

治疗酗酒需要专业帮助。

Zhìliáo xùjiǔ xūyào zhuānyè bāngzhù.

Treating alcohol addiction requires professional help.

尽管酗酒成瘾，他决心改变。

Jǐnguǎn xùjiǔ chéngyǐn, tā juéxīn gǎibiàn.

Although addicted to alcohol, he is determined to change.

Related Characters

Component: 凶

Component: 酉

酗