pour wine, consider

酌 is composed of 酉 (wine/liquor) and 勺 (sháo). 酉 represents wine, while 勺 refers to a scooping ladle. Thus, 酌 conveys the concept of scooping wine, which naturally extended to mean drinking wine. According to ancient etiquette, pouring wine required focus and care to ensure the exact right portion; hence, 酌 also came to mean considering or deliberating.