醍醐
tí​hú

excellence

醍 tí, tǐ essential oil of butter

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

Components

酉
酉 Meaning component
yǒu wine
是
是 Sound component
shì, shi is

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangtʰeːʔ
deː

說文解字

清酒也。从酉是聲。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

醐 hú purest cream

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

Components

酉
酉 Meaning component
yǒu wine
胡
胡 Sound component
hú beard

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangɡaː

說文解字

醍醐，酪之精者也。从酉胡聲。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)