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奶
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milk

HSK 1
Objects →Food
nǎi
ダイ、ネ、ナイ
ちち、はぐく.む
Phonosemantic compound. 女 represents the meaning and 乃 represents the sound.
Components
女 woman+ 乃 only then =
奶 milk
女 Meaning component
nǚ woman
woman, girl
乃 Phonetic component
nǎi only then
variant of 乃[nǎi]
Depicts a woman standing sideways with her breasts protruding.
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Notes
Similar Characters
佞 glib囡 one's daughter奸 crafty她 she奼 colorful (trad)好 good妁 act as go-between妄 absurd妆 adorn (simp)妈 mama (simp)妊 conceive妍 seductive妒 jealous of妓 prostitute妖 bewitching妗 wife of mother's brother妙 wonderful妝 put on makeup (trad)妞 girl妣 one's deceased mother
Chinese
奶 [nǎi]
breast; milk; to breastfeed
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (118)
奶奶 [nǎi​nai] #1,459
(informal) grandma (paternal grandmother)
牛奶 [niú​nǎi] #2,632
cow's milk
奶酪 [nǎi​lào] #2,723
cheese
奶油 [nǎi​yóu] #4,043
cream
酸奶 [suān​nǎi] #7,256
yogurt
奶粉 [nǎi​fěn] #22,980
powdered milk
奶牛 [nǎi​niú] #8,770
milk cow
奶茶 [nǎi​chá] #31,250
milk tea
老奶奶 [lǎo​nǎi​nai] #11,700
(coll.) father's father's mother
奶子 [nǎi​zi] #9,249
(coll.) milk
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JAPANESE WORDS (1)
ない婚 [ないこん]
old Chinese custom of marrying older women with young boys