懂中文 Dong Chinese

釀

niàng

brew

Phonosemantic compound. 酉 represents the meaning and 襄 represents the sound.

Components
酉 meaning component

酉  Meaning component

yǒu

  

wine

襄 sound component

襄  Sound component

xiāng

  

aid

Evolution

釀 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
釀 Regular script Modern

Regular 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 釀
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