懂中文 Dong Chinese

酿

niàng

brew

Phonosemantic compound. 酉 represents the meaning and 良 represents the sound. Simplified form of 釀.

Components
酉 meaning component

酉  Meaning component

yǒu

  

wine

良 sound component

良  Sound component

liáng

  

good

Evolution

酿 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
酿 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
酿 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

酿 (釀) 

niàng

brew, ferment; to ferment; to brew; to make honey (of bees); to lead to; to form gradually; wine; stuffed vegetables (cooking method)

Most common words with 酿
Freq.
Word
Meaning

酝酿

(of alcohol) to ferment

酿酒

to brew wine

酿

to brew

酿成

to lead to

酿造

to brew