酉

yǒu = y + ou3

10th earthly branch: 5-7 p.m., 8th solar month (8th September-7th October), year of the Rooster / ancient Chinese compass point: 270° (west)

酉 = 兀 + 日 : The rooster and Maud Younger are taking part in a re-enactment in the outhouse. They re-enact former times by getting up with sunrise; the rooster stands on top of the sun and crows so that everybody gets up, and Maud Younger plays a traditional sihu fiddle.

酉 character breakdown

酉
- 一
- 兀
  - 一
  - 儿
    - 丿
    - 乚
- 日
  - 一
  - 囗
- 西
  - 兀
    - 一
    - 儿
      - 丿
      - 乚
  - 口
  - 囗

一

yi̅ = y + Ø1

one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire; whole; all; throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit

Maud Younger (y) forgot her keys to the space station (Ø1), all she brought outside was her flute (一). She has no choice but to crash the door with the giant flute.

兀

wù = w + Ø4

cut off the feet / rising to a height / towering / bald

兀 = 一 + 儿 : Mnemonic symbol: A 胡兀尔, a kind of Chinese fiddle with four strings, more commonly known as 四胡.

兀 = 一 + 儿 : Sun Wukong is playing his 胡兀尔 in the space station's bathroom, but he's deliberatly playing very badly in order to annoy Willy Walrus. Willy Walrus is so annoyed that he threatens to cut off Sun Wukong's feet with a flute if he doesn't stop.

日

rì = r + Ø4

abbr. for 日本[Ri4 ben3], Japan

日

rì = r + Ø4

sun / day / date, day of the month

日 = 囗 + 一 : Robinson Crusoe (r) is hiding from the sun (日) in an enclosure (囗) full of flutes (一) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4).

西

xi̅ = xi + Ø1

the West / abbr. for Spain 西班牙[Xi1 ban1 ya2] / Spanish

西 = 兀 + 囗 : The wild west is largely recognized by the symbol of the cowboy hat.

西 = 兀 + 囗 : Marie Curie has gone crazy from the loneliness in space. In front of the space station, she sits inside of a large wooden box, wearing a cowboy hat and playing a 胡兀尔 fiddle, thinking that she's participating in a square dance in the wild west.

Characters with 酉 as component

酿

釀

niàng = ni + ang4

to ferment / to brew / to make honey (of bees) / to lead to / to form gradually / wine / stuffed vegetables (cooking method)

酿 = 良 + 酉 : The rooster (酉) has been brewing (酿) beer for Nefertiti (ni) in the anglepod's bathroom (ang4) all year round, and at the end of the year Nefertiti hands the rooster a heartfelt thank you card (良).

酥

su̅ = su + Ø1

flaky pastry / crunchy / limp / soft / silky

酌

zhuó = zhu + o2

to pour wine / to drink wine / to deliberate / to consider

酌 = 勺 + 酉 : Julian Giant Squid (zhu) is serving the rooster (酉) wine in the observatory's kitchen (o2) by pouring (酌) wine on a silver spoon (勺) and feeding the rooster with the spoon.

酗

xù = xu + Ø4

drunk

酗 = 凶 + 酉 : The rooster (酉) put on a vicious demon mask (凶) and drives Xu Xian (xu) to drink to excess (酗) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4).

酝

醞

yùn = yu + (e)n4

to brew

酝 = 云 + 酉 : Yu the Great (yu) is secretly brewing (酝) the rooster (酉) in the encampment's bathroom ((e)n4) to make it ferment (酝) in order to distill alcohol. A lot of clouds (云) are coming out of her fermenter.

酣

ha̅n = h + an1

intoxicated

酬

詶

chóu = ch + ou2

old variant of 酬[chou2]

酬 = 州 + 酉 : Charlie Chaplin (ch) is rewarding (酬) the rooster (酉) by sitting on a red cotton tree (州) in the outhouse's kitchen (ou2) and singing a song.

酬

酧

chóu = ch + ou2

variant of 酬[chou2]

酬 = 州 + 酉 : Charlie Chaplin (ch) is rewarding (酬) the rooster (酉) by sitting on a red cotton tree (州) in the outhouse's kitchen (ou2) and singing a song.

酬

chóu = ch + ou2

to entertain / to repay / to return / to reward / to compensate / to reply / to answer

酬 = 州 + 酉 : Charlie Chaplin (ch) is rewarding (酬) the rooster (酉) by sitting on a red cotton tree (州) in the outhouse's kitchen (ou2) and singing a song.

酬

醻

chóu = ch + ou2

variant of 酬[chou2]

酬 = 州 + 酉 : Charlie Chaplin (ch) is rewarding (酬) the rooster (酉) by sitting on a red cotton tree (州) in the outhouse's kitchen (ou2) and singing a song.

酸

sua̅n = su + an1

sour / tart / sick at heart / grieved / sore / aching / pedantic / impractical / to make sarcastic remarks about sb / an acid

酸 = 夋 + 酉 : The rooster (酉) and Susan Saint Bernard (su) where once friends, but recently they haven been fighting over a lover. Because they are both wuxia (夋) superheroes, they have been fighting for three days in front of the anthill (an1) without determining a winner. Finally they decide to settle their sour (酸) dispute and share a tart (酸) tarte to renew their friendship.

酋

qiú = qi + ou2

tribal chief

酋 = 丷 + 酉 : The tribal chief (酋) holds a gathering in the outhouse's kitchen (ou2). He is meditating together with the Queen of Hearts (qi), the rooster (酉), and the crocodile with mean eyes (丷).

醮

jiào = ji + ao4

to perform sacrifice