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It also represents the tenth Earthly Branch (열 번째 지지) in the traditional Chinese zodiac and time system.

酉 is a pictograph originally representing the shape of a wine jar used for brewing alcohol. As 酉 became the tenth Earthly Branch (열 번째 지지) in the Chinese zodiac system, the original meaning related to alcohol split off into a separate character 酒 (술 주), which includes the water radical 水 on the left.
The animal associated with the tenth Earthly Branch is the rooster (닭).

As mentioned, 酉 originally meant “alcohol,” so most characters with the 酉 radical are related to alcohol or fermentation.

#156 — to run

#157 — foot, leg

#158 — body

#159 — cart, vehicle, wagon, wheele

#160 — spicy, hot, bitter hardship

#161 — star shin, time shin, name of a star

#162 — to walk slowly, to go slowly

#163 — town, district

#164 — chicken, rooster

#165 — to distinguish, to separate, to discriminate

#166 — village, hometown, neighbor

#167 — metal, iron, gold, amount of money

#168 — long, leader, chief, master, person in authority, adult, to grow

#169 — gate, door, gateway, portal

#170 — hill

#171 — to reach, to extend to

#172 — tailed bird

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