Ideographic: A jar 酉 of wine 氵; 酉 also provides the pronunciationRadical:

meaning for jiǔ:

  • - wine (esp. rice wine)
  • - liquor
  • - spirits
  • - alcoholic beverage
  • - Classifiers: 杯 wine shop
  • - pub (public house)
  • - hotel
  • - restaurant
  • - (Tw) hostess clubbeer (loanword)
  • - Classifiers: 杯 wine cupbar
  • - pub
  • - saloon
  • - Classifiers: 家 alcohol
  • - ethanol CH3CH2OH
  • - ethyl alcohol
  • - also written 乙醇
  • - grain alcohol

zhège这个
jiǔ
shì
pútao葡萄
wèi
zhǔyào主要
yuánliào原料

This wine is made mainly from grapes.


shàngcì上次
jiā
jiǔbā酒吧
de
jiǔ
fènliang分量
bùzú不足

The last time I went to that pub I was given short measure.


jiǔ
fēngmǎn丰满
gōulè勾勒
chū
yánglǐ洋李
hēiyīngtáo黑樱桃
de
guǒwèi果味

Medium to full bodied, showing fruit characters of plums and dark cherries.


zhèzhǒng这种
jiǔ
de
jiǔjīngdù酒精度
hěnqiáng很强
búyào不要
yǐnyòng饮用
guòliàng过量

This kind of liquor has strong alcohol level, do not drink too much.