# jiu

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #30,852

## Definitions
1. Any Chinese alcoholic beverage

## Etymology
Borrowed from Mandarin 酒 (jiǔ).

## Easily confused with
- **Jr** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jiu-vs-jr)
- **jo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jiu-vs-jo)
- **Ju** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jiu-vs-ju)
- **JK** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jiu-vs-jk)
- **JV** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jiu-vs-jv)
- **JW** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jiu-vs-jw)
- **job** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jiu-vs-job)
- **Joe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jiu-vs-joe)
- **joy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jiu-vs-joy)
- **Jon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jiu-vs-jon)
- **jun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jiu-vs-jun)
- **jog** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jiu-vs-jog)
- **jug** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jiu-vs-jug)
- **jus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jiu-vs-jus)
- **Joo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jiu-vs-joo)
- **jot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jiu-vs-jot)
- **Joh** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jiu-vs-joh)
- **jor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jiu-vs-jor)
- **join** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jiu-vs-join)
- **jive** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jiu-vs-jive)

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/jiu