酬

chóu

ch+óu·2nd tone

to entertain · to repay

Radical: 酉 Strokes: 13

Structure: Left-rightFrequency: Common

Same radical

酒酸醉配醇酷酌酱酣醋醒酿

Same radical

酒酸醉配醇酷酌酱酣醋醒酿醴酥醮

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Stroke Order · 13 strokes (click to expand)

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Character Decomposition

酬=酉+州

Etymology

wine

Meanings

to entertain

to repay

to return

to reward

to compensate

to reply

to answer

chóu

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Words with 酬 107 total

to repay · to reward酬报chóu bào bargain sale · discount酬宾chóu bīn reward酬偿chóu cháng to thank with a gift酬答chóu dá (literary) to reply · to answer酬对chóu duì to respond to a poem with a poem酬和chóu hè

Idioms with 酬 5 total Chain

lit. the gain does not compensate for the loss (idiom) · fig. the benefits obtained cannot offset the losses incurred; also written as 得不偿失得不酬失dé bù chóu shī