pō
酦
brew wine
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 2 examplesverb
to brew (wine); to make (alcohol) by fermentation
archaicThis reading and meaning is archaic and found only in classical/literary Chinese texts. It is not used in modern vernacular.
《
Shī诗
Jīng经
》
yǒu有
yún云
：
'
Bā八
yuè月
duàn断
hú壶
，
jiǔ九
yuè月
pō醱
jiǔ酒
。
'
The Book of Songs says: 'In August, cut the gourds; in September, brew the wine.'
Gǔ古
rén人
yòng用
cǐ此
zì字
biǎo表
shì示
niàng酿
jiǔ酒
de的
guò过
chéng程
。
Ancient people used this character to denote the process of brewing wine.