醺

xūn

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Definitions

xūn helplessly intoxicated

Etymology phono-semantic

wine

Semantic: 酉 Phonetic: 熏

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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

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他有点微醺了。

Tā yǒudiǎn wēi xūn le.

He is a bit tipsy.

微醺的感觉很好。

Wēi xūn de gǎnjué hěn hǎo.

The feeling of being tipsy is nice.

酒香让人微醺。

Jiǔ xiāng ràng rén wēi xūn.

The aroma of wine makes people tipsy.

他醉醺醺地说话。

Tā zuì xūn xūn de shuōhuà.

He is speaking drunkenly.

晚风微醺，月色朦胧。

Wǎn fēng wēi xūn, yuè sè méng lóng.

The evening breeze is slightly intoxicating, the moonlight is hazy.

他因为喝酒而微醺。

Tā yīnwèi hējiǔ ér wēi xūn.

He became tipsy because of drinking.

在派对上，他喝得醉醺醺的。

Zài pàiduì shàng, tā hē dé zuì xūn xūn de.

At the party, he drank until he was drunk.

尽管只喝了一杯，但他已经微醺了。

Jǐnguǎn zhǐ hēle yī bēi, dàn tā yǐjīng wēi xūn le.

Although he only drank one glass, he was already tipsy.

Related Characters

Component: 熏

Component: 酉

Components

熏酉

醺