酿

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

14 strokes Dict coverage rank #2,589 U+917F

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

酉 (semantic, “wine”) + 良 (phonetic, liáng)

components: 酉良

brew · Heisig RSH #2516

whiskey bottle + halo

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 良

Siblings built with the same phonetic component 良 (liáng) — compare how they read:

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
良 sound component	liáng	good, virtuous, respectable
浪	làng	breaker, wave; reckless, wasteful
娘	niáng	mother; young girl; woman; wife
朗	lǎng	bright, clear, distinct
狼	láng	wolf
粮	liáng	food, grain, provisions
琅	láng	pure, white; carnelian
踉	liàng	to hop, to jump; hurried, urgent
锒	láng	chain, lock; ornament
稂	láng	grass; weeds
莨	làng	Japanese belladonna; Scopolia japonica

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
酿热物	niàng rè wù	biological fuel (such as horse dung)
酿酒业	niàng jiǔ yè	brewing industry; wine industry
酿造学	niàng zào xué	zymurgy
酿母菌	niàng mǔ jūn	yeast
佳利酿	Jiā lì niàng	Carignan (grape type)
酿成	niàng chéng	to make (wine or spirits); (fig.) to lead to (a bad result)
酿制	niàng zhì	to brew (beer, soy sauce etc); to make (wine, vinegar etc); to distill (spirits)
甜酒酿	tián jiǔ niàng	fermented rice
精酿啤酒	jīng niàng pí jiǔ	craft beer
酒酿	jiǔ niàng	sweet fermented rice; glutinous rice wine
酿酒	niàng jiǔ	to make a fermented drink (i.e. to brew beer, make wine etc)
佳丽酿	Jiā lì niàng	Carignan (grape type)
酿造	niàng zào	to brew; to make (wine, vinegar, soybean paste etc) by fermentation
私酿	sī niàng	to brew alcoholic drinks illegally
佳酿	jiā niàng	excellent wine
酿酶	niàng méi	zymase (enzyme in yeast involved in fermentation)
酝酿	yùn niàng	(of alcohol) to ferment; (of a crisis) to be brewing; to mull over (an issue); to hold exp…