酌 (zhuó): to pour wine, to drink wine, to deliberate
酌 (zhuó) is a Chinese character meaning “to pour wine.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 酉 (semantic) and 勺 (phonetic). It ranks #2735 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 酌 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).
Definitions
- to pour wine
- to drink wine
- to deliberate
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 斟酌verb | zhēn zhuó | to consider |
| 酌情verb | zhuó qíng | to use discretion |
| 字斟句酌 | zì zhēn jù zhuó | weighing every word |
| 商酌verb | shāng zhuó | to deliberate |
| 酌情处理 | zhuó qíng chǔ lǐ | see 酌情辦理|酌情办理 |
| 酌情办理 | zhuó qíng bàn lǐ | to act after full consideration of the actual situation |
| 衡情酌理 | héng qíng zhuó lǐ | to weight the matter and deliberate the reason (idiom) |
| 酌处权 | zhuó chǔ quán | discretion |
| 斟酌决定权 | zhēn zhuó jué dìng quán | discretionary power |
| 对酌 | duì zhuó | to sit face-to-face and drink |
| 自酌 | zì zhuó | to enjoy a cup of wine by oneself |
| 酌定verb | zhuó dìng | to decide after intense deliberation |
| 小酌verb | xiǎo zhuó | to have a few (alcoholic) drinks (often implying a small party) |
| 酌加 | zhuó jiā | to make considered additions |
| 酌处verb | zhuó chǔ | to use one's own discretion |
酌 appears in 36 compound words: 53 as the first character, 39 as the last, and 8 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 酌 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (1)
Example Sentences
学习酌字需要反复练习,才能写得工整。
xué xí zhuó zì xū yāo fǎn fù liàn xí , cái néng xiě dé gōng zhěng .
Mastering calligraphy requires repeated practice to achieve neat and precise writing.
绘画过程中,蔡皋查了大量资料,某些细节的斟酌渗透着她自己的理解。
huì huà guò chéng zhōng , Cài 皋 chá le dà liàng zī liào , mǒu xiē xì jié de zhēn zhuó shèn tòu zhe tā zì jǐ de lǐ jiě .
While painting, Cai Gao researched extensively, and her careful consideration of certain details reflects her own understanding.
金红桃的热量也不高,大家可以根据自己实际情况酌情选择。
jīn hóng táo de rè liàng yě bù gāo , dà jiā kě yǐ gēn jù zì jǐ shí jì qíng kuàng zhuó qíng xuǎn zé .
Golden Red Peaches aren't very high in calories, so you can choose them based on your individual circumstances.
国内不少汉语文本都有这两个字,字典酌情保留,以备读者查考。
guó nèi bù shǎo hàn yǔ wén běn dōu yǒu zhè liǎng gè zì , zì diǎn zhuó qíng bǎo liú , yǐ bèi dòu zhě chá kǎo .
These two characters appear in many Chinese texts published in China; the dictionary has retained them as appropriate for readers’ reference.
下面我推荐几款适合油敏肌在皮肤稳定时使用的功效产品,大家根据自己的需要酌情选择。
xià miàn wǒ tuī jiàn jī kuǎn shì gě yóu mǐn jī zài pí fū wěn dìng shí shǐ yòng de gōng xiào chǎn pǐn , dà jiā gēn jù zì jǐ de xū yāo zhuó qíng xuǎn zé .
Below, I’ll recommend a few treatment products suitable for oily and sensitive skin when your skin is in a stable condition. Please choose the ones that best suit your needs.
...!律师喊不理解“这很难成立”曝原因:要斟酌
. . . ! lǜ shī hǎn bù lǐ jiě zhè hěn nán chéng lì pù yuán yīn : yāo zhēn zhuó
...! The lawyer shouted that he did not understand that "this is difficult to establish" and exposed the reason: it must be considered
我想花点时间斟酌斟酌再作决定。
Wǒ xiǎng huā diǎn shíjiān zhēnzhuó zhēnzhuó zài zuò juédìng.
I'd like some time to consider before I make a decision.
Character Family
Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 酉 (wine) component
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