酵 jiào yeast
yeast; to leaven
How to remember 酵: 酉 whisky bottle + 孝 filial piety = yeast. The son brews beer in his father's old whisky bottle out of filial piety, and proudly shows him the bubbles from the yeast.
Component breakdown
酵 = 酉 whisky bottle + 孝 filial piety
- 酉 whisky bottle
- 孝 filial piety
The son brews beer in his father's old whisky bottle out of filial piety, and proudly shows him the bubbles from the yeast.
How it is used
- Bound to fermentation/leavening: 发酵 (fājiào) to ferment, of dough, yogurt, beer - 面团发酵了 (miàntuán fājiào le) the dough has risen.
- Figuratively 发酵 describes a scandal or rumor spreading and intensifying: 事件在网上持续发酵 (shìjiàn zài wǎngshàng chíxù fājiào) the incident kept snowballing online.
- Also 酵母 (jiàomǔ) yeast; note the reading jiào, not xiào.