TSUMUGU · TOCFL 7 (est.) · 字
醞
醞 ＝ 酉 ＋ 昷
ㄩㄣˋ · yùn
verb — to brew, ferment; to gather and ripen (a mood, a plan)
字源 FORM — what the parts do
酉義a wine jar
昷聲the 'warm' element (also in 溫) — gives the sound, and the warmth fermenting needs說文 names it the phonetic (从酉𥁕聲); the same warm element steeps the brew
IFTthe 昷 element's own sound has worn far from yùn
A wine jar (酉) kept warm (昷, the same 'warm' element that sits in 溫) — to brew, to ferment. The grain sits sealed and warm until it ripens into wine. From the slow ripening came the figure: a plan, a feeling 醞釀 quietly until it is ready.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
酒罈（酉）封好，捂著溫（昷），擱上幾天——裡頭正醞著。
The wine jar (酉) is sealed and kept warm (昷), left a few days — inside, it is brewing — 醞.
字源
意 · Meanings
(本義)釀酒、醞酒— to brew, ferment wine
→醞釀— to gather and ripen — a mood, a plan常用
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension