酝 yùn
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 酉 — wine
- Made of
- 酉 wine 云 cloud
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
酝酿
yùnniàng
to brew; to ferment; to prepare gradually
Characters in this word
酿 niàng
- Strokes
- 14
- Radical
- 酉 — wine
- Made of
- 酉 wine 良 good, virtuous, respectable
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 这项改革已经酝酿多年，只是一直缺少推动它落地的政治契机。 Zhè xiàng gǎigé yǐjīng yùnniàng duōnián, zhǐshì yīzhí quēshǎo tuīdòng tā luòdì de zhèngzhì qìjī. This reform has been brewing for many years; it simply lacked the political opportunity needed to put it into practice.
- 这个计划在心里酝酿了很久，今天终于说出来了。 Zhège jìhuà zài xīnlǐ yùnniàng le hěn jiǔ, jīntiān zhōngyú shuō chūlái le. This plan has been taking shape in my mind for a long time; today I finally said it out loud.
- 一场大雨正在酝酿，天色越来越黑了。 Yīchǎng dàyǔ zhèngzài yùnniàng, tiānsè yuèláiyuè hēi le. A heavy rain is brewing; the sky is getting darker and darker.
Related words
- 酿造 niàngzào to brew; to ferment; to create gradually
- 源泉 yuánquán source; fountainhead
- 孕育 yùnyù to nurture; to give rise to
- 水涨船高 shuǐzhǎngchuángāo as water rises, the boat rises; one thing rises with another
- 造就 zàojiù to bring about; to make; accomplishments
- 与日俱增 yǔrìjùzēng to increase with each passing day
- 营造 yíngzào to create; to build; to foster
- 与时俱进 yǔshíjùjìn to keep pace with the times
- 衍生 yǎnshēng to derive; to develop from
- 优胜劣汰 yōushèngliètài survival of the fittest; the strong survive and the weak are eliminated
- 演化 yǎnhuà to evolve; evolution
- 源远流长 yuányuǎnliúcháng to have a long history; to have deep roots