Pictograph of a pregnant woman (身) with a child (子) inside of her body.
Components
身 Iconic component
shēn somebody
body
Depicts a woman with her uterus emphasized. Modern form looks like unrelated 乃.
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Historical Evolution
孕
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
孕
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
孕
Regular
Modern
Chinese
孕 [yùn]
pregnant
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (43)
怀孕 [huáiyùn] #1,303
pregnant
怀孕 [huáiyùn] #1,303
pregnant
孕妇 [yùnfù] #8,051
pregnant woman
孕妇 [yùnfù] #8,051
pregnant woman
避孕套 [bìyùntào] #7,139
condom
孕育 [yùnyù] #15,147
to be pregnant
避孕 [bìyùn] #13,987
contraception
避孕药 [bìyùnyào] #12,736
oral contraceptive
避孕药 [bìyùnyào] #12,736
oral contraceptive
不孕 [bùyùn] #21,017
infertility
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JAPANESE WORDS (12)
⭐ 孕む [はらむ] #9,024
to conceive
身ごもる [みごもる] #36,587
to become pregnant
産女 [うぶめ] #147,399
Ubume
孕み女 [はらみおんな] #165,848
pregnant woman
孕み [はらみ] #249,265
conception
孕み箸 [はらみばし] #267,144
thick chopsticks with both ends equally thin
妊孕性 [にんようせい] #306,671
fertility
妊孕 [にんよう]
pregnancy
妊孕能 [にんようのう]
fertility
孕ませ [はらませ]
impregnation
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