Chinese Word: 酌 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

酌HSK 6

Pinyin: zhuó

English Definition: to pour wine; to drink wine; to deliberate; to consider

Chinese Definition:
①斟酒：对酌。
②饮酒宴会：便酌。清酌。
③考虑，度量：酌办。酌定。酌情。斟酌。酌加修改。

Total strokes: 10; Radical: 酉

Pictophonetic:勺 indicates the sound; 酉 (wine) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 酉 [ yǒu ] wine; wine vessel; chemical
- 勺 [ sháo ] spoon, ladle; unit of volume

Similar Characters: 酢

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斟酌HSK 6	zhēn zhuó	to consider; to deliberate; to fill up a cup to the brim
酌情	zhuó qíng	to use discretion; to take circumstances into account; to make allowances pertinent to a situation
酌量	zhuó liáng	to consider; to allow for; to use one's discretion; to measure (food and drink)
酌定	zhuó dìng	to decide after intense deliberation
字斟句酌	zì zhēn jù zhuó	weighing every word