酌 (zoek3 | zhuo2) : pour out (wine); feast; think over

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酌

zoek3

zhuo2

[1] pour out (wine); drink (wine)
[2] feast; meal with wine or spirits
[3] think over; consider; use discretion

Additional PoS:

Stroke count: 10

Level: 3

Radical: 酉 (#164)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

酌

This word has been viewed 4056 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Oct 2010 01:26

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酌情 zoek3 cing4 zhuo2 qing2 = use one's discretion

喜酌 hei2 zoek3 = a wedding banquet.

字斟句酌 zi6 zam1 geoi3 zoek3 zi4 zhen1 ju4 zhuo2 = weighing every word

酌量 zoek3 loeng6 zhuo2 liang4 = consider, deliberate; use one's judgment

酌情權 zoek3 cing4 kyun4 zhuo2 qing2 quan2 = discretionary power

淺酌 cin2 zoek3 qian3 zhuo2 = a simple meal

菲酌 fei2 zoek3 = meager meal, a poor feast (humbly referring to a prepared feast)

壽酌 sau6 zoek3 shou4 zhuo2 = a banquet or feast by which an alderly person's birthday is celebrated

斟酌 zam1 zoek3 zhen1 zhuo2 = deliberate

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Decimal representation of this word: 酌
Unicode code for this character: U+914c (off-site link)

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