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醐

hú
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 (in 醍醐) clarified butter; the purest essence refined from milk

Examples

他一句话如醍醐灌顶，我顿悟。
Tā yí jù huà rú tíhú guàndǐng, wǒ dùn wù.
His one remark was like pure butter poured on my head, and I suddenly understood.
佛经中，醍醐比喻最高的佛法。
Fó jīng zhōng, tíhú bǐyù zuìgāo de fófǎ.
In Buddhist writing, fine clarified butter is a metaphor for the highest teaching.

Tips

culture
醐 is a bound character, used only in 醍醐 (refined butter, the purest essence of milk). The famous idiom 醍醐灌顶 means a sudden flash of enlightenment, as if pure essence were poured over your head.

Components

radical
酉 yǒu
wine vessel; fermentation radical
The wine-jar radical, used for fermented and refined liquids. Clarified butter, drawn off from milk, is grouped with these processed-liquid words.
phonetic
胡 hú
reckless; non-Han peoples
Provides the sound, read 胡 and unchanged here. It serves only as the phonetic cue.

Stroke Order

醐 hú