醗 (pò) - To ferment & to brew

醗Tone 4

pò ｜ 16 strokes ｜ radical:

柠七

醗 · pò

To ferment;

to brew;

to leaven;

to cause fermentation in alcoholic beverages or dough.

To fermentto brewto leaven

Usage highlights

FermentationBrew beerFerment wineLeaven doughFermentation processBrewing technology

Synonyms

  • 發— to ferment (traditional variant)
  • 发酵— fermentation (simplified Chinese)

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The brewery is fermenting beer (醗啤酒).
  • Yeast helps dough to rise (醗酵).
  • They are brewing traditional rice wine (醗米酒).
  • This process requires fermentation (醗酵过程).

Collocations

  • Fermentation(醗酵)
  • Brew beer(醗啤酒)
  • Ferment wine(醗酒)
  • Leaven dough(醗面)
  • Fermentation process(醗酵过程)
  • Brewing technology(醗造技术)

Idioms

  • Ferment and brew(醗酵酿造)
  • Brew wine and ferment vinegar(醗酒造醋)
  • Natural fermentation(自然醗酵)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • The character is primarily used in the context of traditional brewing and fermentation processes.
  • It appears in technical and industrial contexts related to food production and biotechnology.
  • The character is more commonly used in Japanese kanji than in modern Chinese, where 發 is preferred.

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