酵母

Traditional form:

酵母

Pinyin (reading):

jiàomǔ

Definitions:

• yeast; saccharomycete (abbr. for 酵母菌 (jiàomujun))

Characters:

• 酵 - yeast; to leaven
• 母 - mother; female elders; female

Traditional characters:

• 酵 - yeast; to leaven
• 母 - mother; female elders; female