酿
niàng
to ferment
to brew; to make honey (of bees); to lead to; to form gradually; wine; stuffed vegetables (cooking method)
wine vessel (酉) + sound (良) = to brew and ferment
酉 is the wine vessel radical, grounding the character firmly in fermentation and alcohol. 良 mainly contributes the sound niàng; the slow, careful transformation implied by brewing gives the character its extended sense of 'gradually leading to.'
他家每年都会酿一些葡萄酒。
tā jiā měi nián dōu huì niàng yī xiē pú tao jiǔ。
His family brews some grape wine every year.
长期忽视小问题可能会酿成大麻烦。
cháng qī hū shì xiǎo wèn tí kě néng huì niàng chéng dà má fán。
Ignoring small problems for a long time can gradually lead to big trouble.
Words with 酿
酒酿
jiǔ niàng
sweet fermented rice
酝酿
yùn niàng
(of alcohol) to ferment
酿成
niàng chéng
to make (wine or spirits)
酿母菌
niàng mǔ jūn
yeast
酿热物
niàng rè wù
biological fuel (such as horse dung)
酿制
niàng zhì
to brew (beer, soy sauce etc); to make (wine, vinegar etc); to distill (spirits)
酿造
niàng zào
to brew
酿造学
niàng zào xué
zymurgy
酿酒
niàng jiǔ
to make a fermented drink (i.e. to brew beer, make wine etc)
酿酒业
niàng jiǔ yè
brewing industry
酿酶
niàng méi
zymase (enzyme in yeast involved in fermentation)
佳利酿
jiā lì niàng
Carignan (grape type)