醉

zuì

intoxicated

liquor vessel (酉) + sound (卒) = intoxicated

酉 is an ancient vessel for fermented liquor, so it roots 醉 firmly in the world of alcohol. 卒 mainly provides the sound zuì; the vessel does all the semantic work.

酉+卒→醉
卒SoldierPhonetic
酉A pictograph of a wine vesselSemantic

他喝了太多酒,醉了。

tā hē le tài duō jiǔ, zuì le.

He drank too much wine and got drunk.

她昨晚喝醉了,今天头很痛。

tā zuó wǎn hē zuì le, jīn tiān tóu hěn tòng.

She got drunk last night and has a bad headache today.

Words with 醉

烂醉

làn zuì

dead drunk

醉酒

zuì jiǔ

to get drunk

醉生梦死

zuì shēng mèng sǐ

as if drunk or entranced (idiom); leading a befuddled existence

麻醉

má zuì

anesthesia

酩酊大醉

mǐng dǐng dà zuì

(idiom) dead drunk; plastered; as drunk as a lord

沉醉

chén zuì

to become intoxicated

酒不醉人人自醉,色不迷人人自迷

jiǔ bù zuì rén rén zì zuì , sè bù mí rén rén zì mí

wine doesn't make men drunk: men get themselves intoxicated. Lust does not overpower men: men surrender themselves to lust

酒醉

jiǔ zuì

to become drunk

酣醉

hān zuì

to be dead drunk

醉人

zuì rén

intoxicating

醉倒

zuì dǎo

to pass out drunk

醉心

zuì xīn

enthralled

More characters with 酉

酖酊醴酶酋酥