釀
niàng

brew

Phonosemantic compound. 酉 represents the meaning and 襄 represents the sound.

Components

酉
酉 Meaning component
yǒu wine
襄
襄 Sound component
xiāng aid

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangnaŋs
Unicodeniɑ̀ng

說文解字

醞也。作酒曰釀。从酉襄聲。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

酿 niàng brew Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 酉 represents the meaning and 良 represents the sound. Simplified form of 釀.

Components

酉
酉 Meaning component
yǒu wine
良
良 Sound component
liáng good

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode