酝
醞yùn
#3,356 most
frequent character
to brew
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
酝 joins 酉, a container for alcohol, as meaning part with 云 yún as sound part. It first meant brewing an alcoholic drink. That grew to brewing in general, then fermenting.
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