酉 yǒu
noun | radical 164
: wine vessel
: 10th earthly branch: 5-7pm
: 8th solar month (8th September-7th October)
: year of the Rooster
Kun Reading
とり tori
noun
: tenth sign of Chinese zodiac
(The Bird, 5pm-7pm, west, August)
日読みの酉 | ひよみのとり hyominotori
noun
: kanji “bird of the zodiac” radical 164
On Reading
ゆう yuu
Usage:
酉時[时] you3shi2: 5-7pm
Japanese
酉年 | とりどし toridoshi: year of the rooster
Etymology:
象形 Pictographic.
Picture of a wine jar.
象形 Pictographic.
Picture of a wine jar.
假借 Phonetic Loan.
Original form of 酒 (jiu3: wine)
Historical Variant: 丣
“Wine” radical #164
Look-alike:
西 xi1: west
[kun: にし nishi.
on: せい sei, さい sai]
Resources: Chinese Dictionary | Japanese Dictionary
