酝

醞

yùn

云 + 酉

Definitions

yùn to brew

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 酉 represents the meaning and 云 represents the sound. Simplified form of 醞.

Semantic: 酉 Phonetic: 云

About

酝, the simplified form of 醞, is a phono-semantic compound. The left-side radical 酉 (yǒu), a wine vessel, signifies alcohol and fermentation, while 云 (yún) on the right gives the sound, replacing the traditional phonetic 𥁕 (yùn). Originally, it referred to brewing wine or fermenting alcoholic drinks. Figuratively, it came to describe the gradual development or brewing of ideas, moods, or events, as in 酝酿 (yùnniàng).

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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

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我们正在酝酿新想法。

Wǒmen zhèngzài yùnniàng xīn xiǎngfǎ.

We are brewing new ideas.

团队酝酿了一个完美的方案。

Tuánduì yùnniàngle yīgè wánměi de fāng'àn.

The team brewed a perfect plan.

他独自酝酿着未来的计划。

Tā dúzì yùnniàngzhe wèilái de jìhuà.

He is alone brewing plans for the future.

这场雨酝酿了整整一天。

Zhè chǎng yǔ yùnniàngle zhěngzhěng yī tiān.

This rain has been brewing for a whole day.

公司正在酝酿一次重大的改革。

Gōngsī zhèngzài yùnniàng yīcì zhòngdà de gǎigé.

The company is brewing a major reform.

经过长时间的酝酿，他终于提出了这个建议。

Jīngguò cháng shíjiān de yùnniàng, tā zhōngyú tíchūle zhège jiànyì.

After a long period of brewing, he finally proposed this suggestion.

在沉默中，他酝酿着如何回应对方的质疑。

Zài chénmò zhōng, tā yùnniàngzhe rúhé huíyìng duìfāng de zhìyí.

In silence, he is brewing how to respond to the other party's doubts.

这次会议旨在酝酿一个国际合作项目，需要各方耐心讨论。

Zhè cì huìyì zhǐ zài yùnniàng yīgè guójì hézuò xiàngmù, xūyào gè fāng nàixīn tǎolùn.

This meeting aims to brew an international cooperation project, requiring patient discussion from all parties.

Related Characters

Component: 云

Component: 酉

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