酬

chóu

variant of 酬[chou2]

wine vessel (酉) + sound from 州 = toast, repay, reward

酉 depicts an ancient wine jar and points to the practice of exchanging cups of wine as a gesture of gratitude or reciprocation. 州 mainly supplies the sound chóu and carries no meaning in this character.

酉+州→酬
州ProvincePhonetic
酉Wine vesselSemantic

他按时收到了这个月的报酬。

tā àn shí shōu dào le zhè ge yuè de bào chóu。

he received this month's pay on time.

公司给了他很高的酬劳,他很满意。

gōng sī gěi le tā hěn gāo de chóu láo,tā hěn mǎn yì。

the company gave him very high remuneration, and he was very satisfied.

Words with 酬

计酬

jì chóu

to calculate the payment for the work sb has done (based on hours completed or items produced etc)

边际报酬

biān jì bào chóu

marginal returns

酬偿

chóu cháng

reward

酬劳

chóu láo

reward

酬和

chóu hè

to respond to a poem with a poem

酬报

chóu bào

to repay

酬对

chóu duì

(literary) to reply

酬应

chóu yìng

social interaction

酬神

chóu shén

to offer thanks to the gods

酬答

chóu dá

to thank with a gift

酬谢

chóu xiè

to thank with a gift

酬宾

chóu bīn

bargain sale

More characters with 酉

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