酣 hān to enjoy liquor
How to remember 酣: 酉 wine + 甘 sweet = to enjoy liquor. Uncle opens his jug of sweet plum wine at the barbecue, leans back in his chair and smiles, ready to enjoy liquor.
Component breakdown
酣 = 酉 wine + 甘 sweet
- 酉 wine
- 甘 sweet
Uncle opens his jug of sweet plum wine at the barbecue, leans back in his chair and smiles, ready to enjoy liquor.
How it is used
- Means deep in the pleasure of something: deep sleep in 酣睡 (hānshuì) to sleep soundly, and free-flowing ease in 酣畅 (hānchàng) hearty, unrestrained.
- Often 酣畅淋漓 (hānchàng-línlí) thoroughly satisfying: of a match, a piece of writing, a good cry that leaves nothing held back.
- Literary register; you won't hear it in casual chat outside these set phrases.