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酝

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to brew

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Old HSK
Level 6
Strokes
11
Radical
酉 +4
Structure
Left–right 左右
Traditional
醖
Common rank
#6,526
Unicode
U+915D

Formation & memory

Break the character into parts you already know.

How 酝 is formed

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

酉 meaning “wine” + 云 sound ( yún )

Components 酉 云

Words with 酝

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

WordPinyinMeaning
酝酿 yùn niàng (of alcohol) to ferment; (of a crisis) to be brewing; to mull over (an issue); to hold exp…

Sound family

Characters sharing the sound component 云 — compare how they read.

CharacterPinyinMeaning
云 sound part yún cloud; to say, to speak
运 yùn to run; ship, transport; fortune, luck
魂 hún soul, spirit
坛 tán altar; arena; examination hall
芸 yún common rue; diverse, varied
纭 yún confused; numerous
耘 yún to weed