酣 (hān): intoxicated

酣 (hān) is a Chinese character meaning “intoxicated.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 酉 (semantic) and 甘 (phonetic). It ranks #2939 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Etymologically derived, 酣 wine. Its radical form 酉 (wine) appears in many related characters such as 配 (pèi, to join), 酸 (suān, sour), 醒 (xǐng, to wake up).

Native pronunciation
HSK 7-9Radical: 酉 wine12 strokesFrequency #2939酉 semantic甘 phonetic

Definitions

  1. intoxicated

Etymology & Origin

酣

pictophoneticwine

Decomposition: ⿰酉甘 (layout: left-right)

Components:酉semantic甘phonetic

Stroke Order

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
酣畅淋漓hān chàng lín líto one's heart's content (idiom)
酣睡hān shuìto sleep soundly
酣梦hān mèngsweet dream
酣饮hān yǐnto drink one's fill
酣畅hān chàngunrestrained
酒至半酣jiǔ zhì bàn hānto drink until one is half drunk
酒酣耳热jiǔ hān ěr rètipsy and merry (idiom)
酣战hān zhànto fight lustily
战酣zhàn hān(literary) at the height of the battle
酣醉hān zuìto be dead drunk
酣眠hān miánto sleep soundly
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Total compounds
73
As first character
18
As last character
9
As middle character

酣 appears in 11 compound words: 73 as the first character, 18 as the last, and 9 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.

Strongest Collocations

Characters that most frequently co-occur with 酣 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.

畅chàng
0.519246 co-occurrences
酒jiǔ
0.5101,542 co-occurrences
饮yǐn
0.496324 co-occurrences
睡shuì
0.486360 co-occurrences
淋lín
0.481174 co-occurrences
醉zuì
0.450174 co-occurrences
弄nòng
0.449216 co-occurrences
蝶dié
0.436216 co-occurrences
宴yàn
0.431162 co-occurrences
寝qǐn
0.42048 co-occurrences

Idioms & Chengyu (2)

酒酣耳热jiǔ hān ěr rèHSK 7+

tipsy and merry (idiom)

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酣畅淋漓hānchànglínlíHSK 7+

to one's heart's content; expressing something fully; fully and delightedly; in a flowing and lucid style

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Example Sentences

AI-Generated

学习酣字需要反复练习，才能写得工整。

xué xí hān zì xū yāo fǎn fù liàn xí , cái néng xiě dé gōng zhěng .

Mastering the character "酣" requires repeated practice to write it neatly.

Tatoeba

我发觉男孩儿酣然入睡了。

Wǒ fājué nánháir hān rán rùshuì le.

I found the boy fast asleep.

Character Family

酉 Radical Family — Characters sharing the wine radical

酬chóu酱jiàng酵jiào酷kù酪lào酿niàng配pèi醒xǐng酝yùn酌zhuó

Related Characters

配pèi酸suān醒xǐng醉zuì酱jiàng酷kù醋cù酌zhuó酗xù酝yùn

Homophones — Characters pronounced hān

厂hǎn含hán函hán涵hán寒hán韩hán喊hǎn汉hàn汗hàn

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 酣 (hān) mean in Chinese?
酣 (hān) primarily means "intoxicated." It is classified as HSK Level 7-9, making it an expert-level character. It ranks #2939 in character frequency.
What's the difference between 酣 and 钳?
酣 (hān) and 钳 (qián) are often confused. confusable. The key distinguishing feature: 酉 vs 钅 (same 甘 component).
How many strokes does 酣 have?
酣 is written with 12 strokes. The correct stroke order matters for recognition and handwriting speed — practice with the animated guide above to build proper technique.
What is the radical of 酣?
The radical associated with 酣 is 酉 (wine). This radical appears in many characters related to wine.
What are the components of 酣?
酣 is composed of: 酉 (semantic), 甘 (phonetic). Its IDS decomposition is ⿰酉甘 with a left-right layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 酣?
Common words with 酣 include: 酣畅淋漓 (hān chàng lín lí, "to one's heart's content (idiom)"); 酣睡 (hān shuì, "to sleep soundly"); 酣梦 (hān mèng, "sweet dream"); 酣饮 (hān yǐn, "to drink one's fill"); 酣畅 (hān chàng, "unrestrained"). There are over 11 compound words containing this character.
What characters sound the same as 酣 (hān)?
Several characters share the pronunciation hān: 厂 ("cliff" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 27), occurring in 原, 历, 压 etc), 含 (to keep in the mouth), 函 (envelope), 涵 (to contain), and 5 more. Context and tones help distinguish between them in speech and writing.
Is 酣 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 酣 is written the same way in both simplified and traditional Chinese.

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Character data sourced from Unihan (Unicode Consortium), SUBTLEX-CH frequency corpus (Cai & Brysbaert, 2010), and Make Me a Hanzi (stroke data). Collocation strength measured via NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information). Verified by the HanziFeed linguistics team.

HSK classification follows the HSK 3.0 Standard (Center for Language Education and Cooperation, CLEC, 2022 revision). Idiom data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Data last verified: March 2026.