酵
yeast; leaven; fermentation; Taiwan pr. [xiao4]
14 strokes
Dict coverage rank #3,496 U+9175
How 酵 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
酉 (semantic, “wine”) + 孝 (phonetic, xiào)
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 孝
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 孝 (xiào) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 孝 sound component | xiào | filial piety, obedience; mourning |
| 教 | jiào | school, education |
| 哮 | xiào | to cough; to pant; to roar |
Words containing 酵
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 酵解作用 | jiào jiě zuò yòng | zymolysis |
| 糖酵解 | táng jiào jiě | glycolysis (anaerobic metabolism of glucose) |
| 酵母菌 | jiào mǔ jūn | yeast; saccharomycete |
| 酵母醇 | jiào mǔ chún | zymosterol |
| 发酵 | fā jiào | to ferment; (fig.) (of trends, emotions or repercussions etc) to bubble away; to simmer; t… |
| 酵素 | jiào sù | enzyme |
| 酵母 | jiào mǔ | yeast; saccharomycete (abbr. for 酵母菌[jiao4 mu3 jun1]) |
| 酦酵 | fā jiào | variant of 發酵|发酵[fa1 jiao4] |