nǎi

milk

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components
女 meaning component

  Meaning component

  

woman

乃 sound,iconic component

  Sound Iconic component

nǎi

  

then

Depicts a woman standing sideways with her breasts protruding.

Definitions

 

nǎi

milk; woman's breasts; nurse; breast; to breastfeed

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nǎi

variant of |[nǎi]

() 

nǎi

mother; variant of [nǎi]

Most common words with 奶
Freq.
Word
Meaning

奶奶

breasts

breast

牛奶

cow's milk

奶酪

cheese

奶油

cream