酣

酣 (Kangxi radical 164, 酉+5, 12 strokes, cangjie input 一田廿一 (MWTM), four-corner 1467₀, composition ⿰酉甘)

1. rapturous, rapturously, soundly and comfortably
2. (in connection with the drinking of alcohol) intoxicated, tipsy, drunk
3. enjoying intoxicants

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 1282, character 2
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 39825
• Dae Jaweon: page 1782, character 1
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 3577, character 9
• Unihan data for U+9163

Historical forms of the character 酣
Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)	Liushutong (compiled in Ming)
Small seal script	Transcribed ancient scripts

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ɢaːm) and ideogrammic compound (會意／会意) : semantic 酉 (“alcohol”) + phonetic 甘 (OC *kaːm).

酣

1. to drink alcohol to one's heart's content
2. to enjoy drinking alcohol
3. in a carefree manner; to the fullest and joyfully

   酣飲／酣饮  ―  hānyǐn  ―  to drink to one's heart's content

   酣笑  ―  hānxiào  ―  to laugh to the fullest

4. (of a fight) intense; fierce

   酣鬥／酣斗  ―  hāndòu  ―  to fight intensely

   • 時反蔣戰爭方酣，蘇俄有意觀望。 [MSC, trad.]
     时反蒋战争方酣，苏俄有意观望。 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 1979, 郭廷以 (Kuo Ting-yee), 《近代中國史綱》 (A Short History of Modern China)

     Shí fǎn Jiǎng zhànzhēng fāng hān, Sū'é yǒuyì guānwàng. [Pinyin]

     (please add an English translation of this usage example)

(Hyōgai kanji)

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• Go-on: がん (gan)
• Kan-on: かん (kan)
• On: こん (kon)
• Kun: たけなわ (takenawa)

酣 • (geom) (hangeul 검, revised geom, McCune–Reischauer kŏm, Yale kem)

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酣: Hán Nôm readings: hàm, ham