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酌

zhuó

HSK 6 Character

What 酌 means

1. to pour wine
2. to drink wine
3. to deliberate
4. to consider

Example sentences

• 我想花点时间斟酌斟酌再作决定。
  Wǒ xiǎng huā diǎn shíjiān zhēnzhuó zhēnzhuó zài zuò juédìng.
  I'd like some time to consider before I make a decision.

Words starting with 酌

• 酌情zhuó qíngto use discretion; to take circumstances into account…
• 酌予zhuó yǔto give as one sees fit
• 酌加zhuó jiāto make considered additions
• 酌夺zhuó duóto make a considered decision
• 酌定zhuó dìngto decide after intense deliberation
• 酌收zhuó shōuto charge different prices according to the situation; to collect (items) as appropriate
• 酌核zhuó héto verify after consultation
• 酌减zhuó jiǎnto make considered reductions; discretionary reduction
• 酌满zhuó mǎnto fill up (a wine glass) to the brim
• 酌献zhuó xiànto honor a deity with wine
• 酌处zhuó chǔto use one's own discretion
• 酌裁zhuó cáito consider and decide
• 酌议zhuó yìto consider and discuss
• 酌办zhuó bànto do as one thinks fit; to handle by taking circumstances into consideration
• 酌酒zhuó jiǔto pour wine
• 酌量zhuó liángto consider; to allow for; to use one's discretion
• 酌处权zhuó chǔ quándiscretion; discretionary power
• 酌情办理zhuó qíng bàn lǐto act after full consideration of the actual situation
• 酌情处理zhuó qíng chǔ lǐsee 酌情办理

Words containing 酌

• 斟酌zhēn zhuóto consider; to deliberate; to fill up a cup to the brim
• 便酌biàn zhuóinformal dinner
• 商酌shāng zhuóto deliberate
• 审酌shěn zhuóexamination; to check and review
• 对酌duì zhuóto sit face-to-face and drink
• 小酌xiǎo zhuóto have a few (alcoholic) drinks (often implying a small party)
• 清酌qīng zhuówine offered to gods in worship
• 独酌dú zhuóto drink alone
• 自酌zì zhuóto enjoy a cup of wine by oneself
• 菲酌fěi zhuó(humble) the poor food I offer you; my inadequate hospitality
• 衡酌héng zhuóto weigh and consider; to deliberate; short form of idiom 衡情酌理
• 衡情酌理héng qíng zhuó lǐto weight the matter and deliberate the reason (idiom); to weigh and consider…
• 字斟句酌zì zhēn jù zhuóweighing every word
• 斟酌字句zhēn zhuó zì jùto measure one's words
• 斟酌决定权zhēn zhuó jué dìng quándiscretionary power
• 挹酌yì zhuóto pour out wine
• 参酌cān zhuóto consider (a matter); to deliberate

Characters built on 勺

These share the phonetic component 勺 (sháo), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 灼zhuóto burn; to sear; to scorch; (bound form) bright; luminous
• 妁shuò(literary) matchmaker (on the bride's side)

Characters that look like 酌

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 配pèito join; to fit; to mate
• 勘kānto investigate; to survey; to collate
• 跄qiāngwalk rapidly
• 贻yíto present; to bequeath
• 剜wānto scoop out; to gouge out
• 剐guǎcut off the flesh as punishment

Sounds the same

Read zhuó, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 卓outstanding
• 浊turbid; muddy; impure
• 琢to cut (gems)
• 著used in 执著
• 啄to peck
• 灼to burn; to sear; to scorch; (bound form) bright; luminous
• 濯to wash; to cleanse of evil
• 擢to pull out; to select; to promote
• 斫to chop; to hack; to carve wood
• 着to wear (clothes); to contact; to use
• 镯bracelet
• 茁to display vigorous, new growth; to sprout