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酣

hān
adjective #63,285

Meanings

  1. 1 merry with drink
  2. 2 deep (of sleep)
  3. 3 to one's heart's content

Examples

喝足了酒，他便酣睡起来。
Hē zú le jiǔ, tā biàn hānshuì qǐlái.
After drinking his fill, he fell into a deep sleep.
战斗正酣，双方互不相让。
Zhàndòu zhèng hān, shuāngfāng hù bú xiāngràng.
The battle was at its fiercest, with neither side giving way.

Tips

usage
酣 starts from being pleasantly drunk and extends to anything done fully and intensely: 酣睡 (to sleep soundly), 酣畅 (free and uninhibited), and 战酣 (the fighting at its height).

Components

radical
酉 yǒu
wine vessel; the 10th Earthly Branch
The wine-jar radical, picturing a fermentation vessel. It anchors 酣 in drinking: the original sense is being merrily, deeply intoxicated.
phonetic
甘 gān
sweet; willing
Supplies the sound, gān shifting to hān. Its 'sweet, pleasing' sense also flavors the word, since 酣 is the contented enjoyment of drink.

Stroke Order

酣 hān