酸 (suān)

sour; tart; sick at heart; grieved; sore; aching; pedantic; impractica

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 酉 represents the meaning and 夋 represents the sound.

Shuowen Jiezi

《說文》:“酸,酢也。从酉,夋聲。關東謂酢曰酸。,籀文酸从畯。”

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