醋(cù)

HSK 615 strokes

vinegar

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Character information

Pinyin
cù
Meaning
vinegar; jealousy (in love rivalry)
Strokes
15
HSK level
HSK 6
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 醋 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿰酉昔

Aged 昔 wine 酉; wine gone sour

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

酉yǒu昔xī

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 醋 step by step

15 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 醋

Common words using 醋 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

chī吃cù醋

to feel jealous (esp. because of a rival in love or affection)

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bái白cù醋

white vinegar; plain vinegar

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táng糖cù醋

sweet and sour

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bīng冰cù醋suān酸

glacial acetic acid

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jiā加yóu油tiān添cù醋

to add interest (to a story)

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yóu油yán盐jiàng酱cù醋

(lit.) oil, salt, soy sauce and vinegar (idiom)

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tiān添yóu油jiā加cù醋

(lit.) to add oil and vinegar (idiom)

Open 添油加醋 page →
zhēng争fēng锋chī吃cù醋

variant of 争风吃醋

Open 争锋吃醋 page →

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From 醋’s common words

吃白糖冰酸加油添

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