Definitions
unfiltered wine; wine brewed twice
Etymology
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醾 is a phono-semantic compound historically referring to a type of unstrained or unfiltered wine from ancient Chinese culture. Its structure places the alcohol radical 酉 on the left, linking it to the semantic field of fermented beverages. The right component, 縻, serves purely as the phonetic element, indicating pronunciation. Due to its specific reference to an ancient brew, this character appears almost exclusively in classical texts and historical records about early drinking culture, and it has no modern usage in contemporary brewing terminology.