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Chinese symbol for “brew”

酿造
niàng zào
Traditional: 釀造
to brew; to make (wine, vinegar, soybean paste etc) by fermentation

The closest CC-CEDICT match for brew is 酿造 (niàng zào), defined as: to brew; to make (wine, vinegar, soybean paste etc) by fermentation.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

酿 niàng
to ferment, to brew
radical 164 ⾣ · 14 strokes
造 zào
to build, to construct, to invent, to manufacture
radical 162 ⾡ · 11 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “brew”

WordPinyinMeaning
酿制 (釀製)niàng zhìto brew (beer, soy sauce etc); to make (wine, vinegar etc); to distill (spirits)
酝 (醞)yùnto brew
沏qīto brew (tea)
烹pēngto boil; to brew (tea); to cook by briefly stir-frying and then mixing in sauce
酿 (釀)niàngto ferment; to brew

Related words

Other words that share a character with 酿造.

WordPinyinMeaning
酝酿 (醞釀)yùn niàng(of alcohol) to ferment; (of a crisis) to be brewing
酿成 (釀成)niàng chéngto make (wine or spirits); (fig.) to lead to (a bad result)
酿酒 (釀酒)niàng jiǔto make a fermented drink (i.e. to brew beer, make wine etc)
酿制 (釀製)niàng zhìto brew (beer, soy sauce etc); to make (wine, vinegar etc); to distill (spirits)
佳酿 (佳釀)jiā niàngexcellent wine
造成zào chéngto bring about; to create; to cause
创造 (創造)chuàng zàoto create; to bring about
制造 (製造)zhì zàoto manufacture; to make

See also: Japanese symbol for “brew”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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