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酵
jiào
yeast; to leaven
🔤 Pictophonetic:
酉 (wine) provides meaning, 孝 provides pronunciation
Words Using 酵 (7)
Character
Pinyin
Definition
HSK
酵
jiào
yeast / leavening / fermentation / Taiwan pr. <xiào>
酵
jiào
yeast / leavening / fermentation / Taiwan pr. <xiào>
酵母
jiàomǔ
leaven / yeast
酵母
jiàomǔ
leaven / yeast
酵母菌
jiàomǔjūn
yeast / mold
酵母菌
jiàomǔjūn
yeast / mold
酵母醇
jiàomǔchún
zymosterol
酵母醇
jiàomǔchún
zymosterol
酵解作用
jiàojiězuòyòng
zymolysis
酵解作用
jiàojiězuòyòng
zymolysis
发酵
fājiào
to ferment / fermentation
发酵
fājiào
to ferment / fermentation
糖酵解
tángjiàojiě
glycolysis (anaerobic metabolism of glucose)
糖酵解
tángjiàojiě
glycolysis (anaerobic metabolism of glucose)
Component Breakdown
Each color represents a different component
⿰酉孝
i
Component Tree i
yī
一
one; a, an; alone
💡 Ideographic:
Represents heaven (天), earth (旦), or the number 1
1 strokes
HSK 1
xiào
孝
filial piety, obedience; mourning
💡 Ideographic:
A young man 子 carrying an older man 耂
7 strokes
HSK 5