Kanji 酔: drunk, feel sick, poisoned, elated, spellbound
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Kanji 酔: drunk, feel sick, poisoned, elated, spellbound. Readings and core meaning.
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Core meaning: 酔
drunk, feel sick, poisoned, elated, spellbound
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Mnemonic story
Mnemonic story
When you drink everything in the sake jar (酉) until it is finished (卆), you become drunk. The combination of the sake jar radical and the component for finishing represents the state of being intoxicated.
