酝

yùn

to brew

wine vessel (酉) + cloud sound (云) = to brew

酉 is the semantic heart here — it depicts a wine vessel and marks characters related to fermentation and alcohol. 云 lends the sound yún, close to yùn; the vessel does the meaning work.

酉+云→酝
云CloudPhonetic
酉A ritual wine jarSemantic

这个想法还在酝酿中，还没有定下来。

zhè ge xiǎng fǎ hái zài yùn niàng zhōng ， hái méi yǒu dìng xià lái 。

This idea is still brewing and has not been decided yet.

大家正在酝酿一个新的计划。

dà jiā zhèng zài yùn niàng yī ge xīn de jì huà 。

Everyone is brewing up a new plan.

Words with 酝

酝酿

yùn niàng

(of alcohol) to ferment

More characters with 酉

酖酊醴酶酋酥