yeast / leavening / fermentation / Taiwan pr. [xiao4]
yeast; leaven / fermentation / Taiwan pr. [xiao4]

酵 character breakdown

filial piety or obedience / mourning apparel

= + : Mnemonic symbol: a mourning veil.

Xi Shi (xi) was breeding an egg (子) in the aorta's bathroom (ao4), and she even put a crown (⺹) on it (the crown is on top of the egg: 孝), so much she loved her little prince. Unfortunately the egg died, and thus Marie Curie put on her mourning veil (孝).
10th earthly branch: 5-7 p.m., 8th solar month (8th September-7th October), year of the Rooster / ancient Chinese compass point: 270° (west)

= + : The rooster and Maud Younger are taking part in a re-enactment in the outhouse. They re-enact former times by getting up with sunrise; the rooster stands on top of the sun and crows so that everybody gets up, and Maud Younger plays a traditional sihu fiddle.

Characters with 酵 as component

酵 is not used as a component in another character.

Words with 酵

to ferment / (fig.) (of trends, emotions or repercussions etc) to bubble away; to simmer; to develop
leaven / yeast
yeast; saccharomycete (abbr. for 酵母菌[jiao4 mu3 jun1])
yeast; saccharomycete
glycolysis (anaerobic metabolism of glucose)
variant of 發酵|发酵[fa1 jiao4]

Sentences with 酵

酵 currently does not appear in any sentence.