醡 (zhà) - A wine press & to press or extract juice, especially for making

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zhà ｜ 17 strokes ｜ radical:

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醡 · zhà

A wine press;

to press or extract juice, especially for making wine or vinegar.

A wine pressto press or extract juice, especially for making

Usage highlights

Wine pressTo press wineTo extract juicePressing mashVinegar pressOil press

Synonyms

  • 榨— to press; to extract (more common modern character for pressing)
  • 压— to press; to compress

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • They used a wine press (酒醡) to make rice wine.
  • The vinegar is made by pressing (醡取) the fermented grains.
  • Traditional brewing involves pressing (压醡) the mash.

Collocations

  • Wine press(酒醡)
  • To press wine(醡酒)
  • To extract juice(醡取)
  • Pressing mash(压醡)
  • Vinegar press(醋醡)
  • Oil press(油醡)

Idioms

  • None commonly used in modern Chinese

Cultural background

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  • Historically used in traditional wine and vinegar making processes in China.
  • Reflects ancient food processing techniques for alcoholic beverages.
  • The character appears in some historical texts describing brewing methods.

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