zuì

intoxicated

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components
酉 meaning component

  Meaning component

yǒu

  

wine

卒 sound component

  Sound component

  

soldier, to finish

Evolution

醉 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
醉 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
醉 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
醉 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

zuì

intoxicated, drunk; addicted to; intoxicated

Most common words with 醉
Freq.
Word
Meaning

intoxicated

麻醉

anesthesia

陶醉

to be drunk with

沉醉

to become intoxicated

喝醉

to get drunk