| 苦 |
kǔ ài jiǔ | absinthe (distilled anise-based liquor) |
| 苦 |
kǔ | bitter / hardship / pain / to suffer / to bring suffering to / painstakingly |
| 苦 |
kǔ ài | wormwood / Artemisia absinthium |
| 艾 |
Ài | surname Ai |
| 艾 |
ài | Chinese mugwort or wormwood / moxa / to stop or cut short / phonetic "ai" or "i" / abbr. for 艾滋病, AIDS |
| 艾 |
yì | variant of 刈 / variant of 乂 |
| 艾 |
ài jiǔ | wine flavored with Chinese mugwort |
| 酒 |
jiǔ | wine (esp. rice wine) / liquor / spirits / alcoholic beverage / CL:杯,瓶,罐,桶,缸 |