(cù)

vinegar; jealousy

How 醋 is written

Strokes
15
Radical
— wine/alcohol
Traditional
Simplified
(unchanged)

Components

Common words using 醋

吃醋 chīcù
to feel jealous
白醋 báicù
white vinegar; plain vinegar
糖醋 tángcù
sweet and sour
半瓶醋 bànpíngcù
dabbler; smatterer
添油加醋 tiānyóujiācù
lit. to add oil and vinegar; fig. adding details while tellling a story (to make it more interesting)
爭風吃醋 zhēngfēngchīcù
to rival sb for the affection of a man or woman; to be jealous of a rival in a love affair
糖醋魚 tángcùyú
sweet and sour fish
醋勁 cùjìn
jealousy (in love)
醋意 cùyì
jealousy (in love rivalry)
醋栗 cùlì
gooseberry
醋罈子 cùtánzi
vinegar jar; (fig.) person of a jealous nature
醋酸 cùsuān
acetic acid (CH3COOH); acetate

醋 in a sentence

你不要亂吃醋。

Nǐ bùyào luàn chīcù.

“Don't get jealous over nothing.”

How common is 醋?

醋 is the 3,070th most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 99.2% of all running text.

Characters that appear with 醋

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