How to write 酿

酿 niàng Definition: 1. 利用发酵作用制造酒、醋、酱油等。 To utilize fermentation to produce wine, vinegar, soy sauce, etc. 2. 指酒。 Refers to wine. 3. 蜜蜂做蜜。 The process by which bees make honey. 4. 喻事情积渐而成。 Metaphorically means that events accumulate gradually to take shape. Additional Meanings: 1. 同本义。原专指酿酒，后也指利用发酵作用酿造蜜、醋、酱等。 ([En.] make wine; brew.) 2. 酝酿，逐渐形成。 ([En.] ferment.) 3. 娇宠。 ([En.] indulge.) Examples: - 又如: 酝酿 (process of creating wine through fermentation); 酿米 (rice for brewing sake); 酿具 (brewing tools); 酿秫 (using millet to brew wine); 酿制 (to brew); 酿糯 (to brew with glutinous rice). 4. 喻事情积渐而成: - 酿成水灾 (causing a flood). - 酝酿 (to brew something, indicating a gradual process). - 类似: - 酿雪 (water vapor in the air gradually condensing to form snow). - 酿寒 (gradually causing cold weather). - 酿祸 (causing disaster). - 酿乱 (causing turmoil). 5. Reference from famous literature: - 《红楼梦》: "素日皆是你们这些人把他酿坏了，到这步田地还来解劝." (You all spoiled him, and now that he’s in this situation, you come to persuade him.) As a noun: 1. 酒 ([En.] wine) Examples: - 佳酿 (good wine). - 酿肆 (wine shop). Overall, 酿 encompasses the processes and cultural aspects of fermentation and wine-making, alongside figurative usages related to gradual development and indulgence.