zhēn

to pour

to deliberate

dipper (斗) + sound (甚) = to pour (carefully)

斗 is the semantic heart — an ancient ladle or dipper used to scoop and pour liquid. 甚 contributes the approximate sound zhēn rather than any concrete meaning.

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他慢慢地给客人了一杯茶。

tā màn màn de gěi kè rén zhēn le yī bēi chá。

he slowly poured a cup of tea for the guest.

这件事你要仔细酌,不能随便决定。

zhè jiàn shì nǐ yào zǐ xì zhēn zhuó,bù néng suí biàn jué dìng。

you need to deliberate carefully over this matter and cannot decide casually.

Words with 斟

字斟句酌

zì zhēn jù zhuó

weighing every word

斟酌

zhēn zhuó

to consider

斟酌字句

zhēn zhuó zì jù

to measure one's words

斟酌决定权

zhēn zhuó jué dìng quán

discretionary power

斟酒

zhēn jiǔ

to pour wine or liquor

More characters with 甚