酿 (niàng): to ferment, to brew, to make honey (of bees)
酿 (niàng) is a Chinese character meaning “to ferment.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 酉 (semantic) and 良 (phonetic). It ranks #2610 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 酿 wine. Its radical form 酉 (wine) appears in many related characters such as 配 (pèi, to join), 酸 (suān, sour), 醒 (xǐng, to wake up).
Definitions
- to ferment
- to brew
- to make honey (of bees)
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 酿酒verb | niàng jiǔ | to make a fermented drink (i.e. to brew beer, make wine etc) |
| 酝酿verb | yùn niàng | (of alcohol) to ferment |
| 酿成verb | niàng chéng | to make (wine or spirits) |
| 酿造verb | niàng zào | to brew |
| 佳酿noun | jiā niàng | excellent wine |
| 酿制verb | niàng zhì | to brew (beer, soy sauce etc) |
| 酿酒业 | niàng jiǔ yè | brewing industry |
| 酒酿noun | jiǔ niàng | sweet fermented rice |
| 酿造学 | niàng zào xué | zymurgy |
| 酿热物 | niàng rè wù | biological fuel (such as horse dung) |
| 佳利酿 | jiā lì niàng | Carignan (grape type) |
| 精酿啤酒noun | jīng niàng pí jiǔ | craft beer |
| 佳丽酿 | jiā lì niàng | Carignan (grape type) |
| 酿母菌noun | niàng mǔ jūn | yeast |
| 甜酒酿noun | tián jiǔ niàng | fermented rice |
酿 appears in 17 compound words: 53 as the first character, 41 as the last, and 6 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 酿 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Example Sentences
我在字典里查到了酿字的详细解释。
wǒ zài zì diǎn lǐ chá dào le niàng zì de xiáng xì xiè shì .
I looked up the detailed explanation of the character "酿" in the dictionary.
...惊险车祸!宾士男猛撞缓撞车 “车头全烂”酿1伤
. . . jīng xiǎn chē huò ! bīn shì nán měng zhuàng huǎn zhuàng chē chē tóu quán làn niàng 1 shāng
... Thrilling car accident! The Mercedes-Benz man slammed into the car and crashed slowly, and the front of the car was completely rotten, causing 1 injury
打瘦瘦针酿眼出血? 医揭62岁男左眼“全黑”:几近...
dǎ shòu shòu zhēn niàng yǎn chū xiě ? yī jiē 6 2 suì nán zuǒ yǎn quán hēi : jī jìn . . .
Eye bleeding caused by slimming injections? The doctor revealed that the 62-year-old man's left eye was "completely black": almost...
中国观光巴士坠湖酿8死 旅团业者未注册
zhōng guó guàn guāng bā shì zhuì hú niàng 8 sǐ lǚ tuán yè zhě wèi zhù cè
China's sightseeing bus fell into the lake and caused 8 deaths, and the tour operator was not registered
...股风向球〉金马开红盘奔向3万4?两大变数酿短压 关注五大族群走势
. . . gǔ fēng xiàng qiú jīn mǎ kāi hóng pán bēn xiàng 3 wàn 4 ? liǎng dà biàn shǔ niàng duǎn yā guān zhù wǔ dà zú qún zǒu shì
... The golden horse opened the red plate and rushed to 30,000 4? Two major variables brewed short-term pressure and paid attention to the trend of the five major groups
...男童命丧花莲鲤鱼潭!家属控快艇“船尾浪”酿祸 交通部回应了
. . . nán tóng mìng sāng huā lián lǐ yú tán ! jiā shǔ kòng kuài tǐng chuán wěi làng niàng huò jiāo tōng bù huí yīng le
... The boy died in Hualien Carp Pool! The family controlled the speedboat's "stern waves" to cause trouble, and the Ministry of Communications responded
他们的友情酝酿成爱情的果实。
Tāmen de yǒuqíng yùnniàng chéng àiqíng de guǒshí.
Their friendship ripened into a deep love.
他和她之间的友谊，渐渐地酝酿成了爱情。
Tā hé tā zhījiān de yǒuyì, jiànjiàn de yùnniàng chéngle àiqíng.
By degrees the friendship between him and her grew into love.
完美主义很容易酿成灾难。
Wánměi zhǔyì hěn róngyì niàngchéng zāinàn.
Perfectionism can quickly become a disaster.
西班牙人用草莓树的果实酿造一种白兰地。
Xībānyárén yòng cǎoméi shù de guǒshí niàngzào yīzhǒng báilándì.
The Spanish make a type of brandy with the fruits of the strawberry tree.
Character Family
Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 酉 (wine) component
Homophones — Characters pronounced niàng
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