Character: 酬
Modern (Beijing) reading: chóu
Preclassic Old Chinese: dhu
Classic Old Chinese: dhu
Western Han Chinese: dhǝw
Eastern Han Chinese: ʒhǝw
Early Postclassic Chinese: ʒhiw
Middle Postclassic Chinese: ʒhǝw
Late Postclassic Chinese: ʒhǝw
Middle Chinese: ʒ́ǝw
English meaning : to pledge with wine a second time
Russian meaning[s]: 1) отблагодарить, вознаградить; 2) угощать; пить (за здоровье хозяина)
Comments: A later meaning is 'to recompense with gifts'. For *dh cf. Chaozhou chiu2, Longdu chaw2.
Radical: 164
Four-angle index: 2784
Karlgren code: 1086 e
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