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醐

hú

the purest cream

🔤 Pictophonetic: 酉 (wine) provides meaning, 胡 provides pronunciation

HSK 16 strokes Uncommon (60%)

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Component Breakdown

Each color represents a different component

酉

yǒu

wine; wine vessel; chemical

胡

hú

recklessly, foolishly; wildly

⿰酉胡 i

Stroke Order

Component Tree i

yǒu

酉

wine; wine vessel; chemical

📷 Pictographic: A vessel half-filled with wine

7 strokes

wù

兀

weak; lame

💡 Ideographic: Cutting 一 off the feet 儿

3 strokes

yī

一

one; a, an; alone

💡 Ideographic: Represents heaven (天), earth (旦), or the number 1

1 strokes HSK 1

ér

儿

son, child

📷 Pictographic: Simplified form of 兒, a picture of a child; compare 人

2 strokes HSK 1

rì

日

sun; day; daytime

📷 Pictographic: The sun

4 strokes HSK 2

kǒu

口

mouth; entrance, gate, opening

📷 Pictographic: An open mouth

3 strokes HSK 3

jiōng

冂

wide

2 strokes

yī

一

one; a, an; alone

💡 Ideographic: Represents heaven (天), earth (旦), or the number 1

1 strokes HSK 1

yī

一

one; a, an; alone

💡 Ideographic: Represents heaven (天), earth (旦), or the number 1

1 strokes HSK 1

hú

胡

recklessly, foolishly; wildly

🔤 Pictophonetic: ⺼ (meat) provides meaning, 古 provides pronunciation

9 strokes HSK 5

gǔ

古

old, classic, ancient

💡 Ideographic: Words passing through ten 十 mouths 口

5 strokes HSK 5

shí

十

ten, tenth; complete; perfect

2 strokes HSK 1

kǒu

口

mouth; entrance, gate, opening

📷 Pictographic: An open mouth

3 strokes HSK 3

jiōng

冂

wide

2 strokes

yī

一

one; a, an; alone

💡 Ideographic: Represents heaven (天), earth (旦), or the number 1

1 strokes HSK 1

⺼

meat, flesh; organic compound

📷 Pictographic: Meat on the ribs of an animal; compare 肉

4 strokes

Words Using 醐 (3)

Character

Pinyin

Definition

HSK

refined cream cheese / fig. crème de la crème / nirvana / Buddha nature / Buddhist truth / broth / flawless personal character

tíhú

醍醐 ↗

refined cream cheese / fig. crème de la crème / nirvana / Buddha nature / Buddhist truth / broth / flawless personal character

醍醐灌顶 ↗

tíhúguàndǐng

lit. to anoint your head with the purest cream (idiom); fig. to enlighten people with perfect wisdom / flawless Buddhist teaching

tíhúguàndǐng

醍醐灌顶 ↗

lit. to anoint your head with the purest cream (idiom); fig. to enlighten people with perfect wisdom / flawless Buddhist teaching