懂中文 Dong Chinese

酝

yùn

liquor

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

Components
酉 meaning component

酉  Meaning component

yǒu

  

wine

云 sound component

云  Sound component

yún

  

clouds

Evolution

酝 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
酝 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
酝 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

酝 (醞) 

yùn

liquor, spirits, wine; ferment; to brew

Most common words with 酝
Freq.
Word
Meaning

酝酿

(of alcohol) to ferment

酝

to brew