leaven

Components
酉 meaning component

  Meaning component

yǒu

  

wine

wine

余 sound component

  Sound component

  

I

Evolution

酴 Seal script Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

Seal script

Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
酴 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
酴 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

leaven, yeast; wine; yeast