懂中文 Dong Chinese

酋

qiú

chief of tribe

Original meaning: 

wine-master

Depicts a container of wine. Based on the original meaning "wine-master". The meaning later shifted to "elder" and "chief".

Components
八 distinguishing component

八  Distinguishing component

bā

  

eight

Mark added to distinguish this character from 酉.

酉 sound,iconic component

酉  Sound Iconic component

yǒu

  

wine

Depicts a container of wine.

Evolution

酋 Seal script Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

Seal script

Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
酋 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
酋 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

酋  

qiú

chief of tribe, chieftain; tribal chief

Most common words with 酋
Freq.
Word
Meaning

酋长

tribal chief

阿联酋

United Arab Emirates

酋

tribal chief

阿拉伯联合酋长国

United Arab Emirates (UAE)

酋长国

Emirate

Component uses

Sound component in 3 characters (0 verified)

猷 遒 蝤

Iconic component in 2 characters (2 verified)

尊 奠