You Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Wine (yǒu) Kangxi Strokes: 24 Page 1289, Entry 01 Pronounced niàng. According to the Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen Jiezi), it means to ferment. The making of alcohol is called niàng. According to the Extensive Rhymes (Guangyun), it refers to the fermentation of alcohol. In the Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji), Biography of Lord Mengchang: Then he brewed much alcohol and bought fat cattle. In the Biography of Money-makers (Huozhichuan): In the thoroughfares of great cities, one may sell a thousand fermentations in a single year. In the Former Han, Treatise on Food and Money (Hanshu: Shihuozhi): One fermentation uses two hu of coarse rice and one hu of yeast, yielding six hu and six dou of finished alcohol. Furthermore, according to the Added Rhymes (Zengyun), later generations therefore referred to alcohol itself as niàng. In A New Account of Tales of the World (Shishuo Xinyu), Liu Tan said: Seeing He Cidao drink makes one want to pour out all the household's stock. Furthermore, according to the Book of Rites (Liji), Inner Chapters (Neize): Quail soup, chicken soup, and francolin, seasoned with smartweed. Commentary: Niàng means to mince and mix them together.