奶 nǎi milk; paternal grandmother
Made up of [女 nǚ female; woman radical 38, 乃 nǎi to be; thus; so ]Made with 5 strokes.
A picture combining woman and swollen breasts and abdomen (also phonetic) to give idea of mother's breast milk. A mother's mother is given a different character ('waipo').
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Also uses 女 nǚ component: 矮 ǎi (low) 安 ān (peace) 妇 fù (woman) 姑 gū (paternal aunt) 好 hǎo (good) 婚 hūn (to marry) 姐 jiě (elder sister) 楼 lóu (multi-story building) 妈 mā (mother) 妹 mèi (younger sister) 如 rú (as) 始 shǐ (to begin) 她 tā (she) 妄 wàng (absurd) 姓 xìng (surname) 要 yào (want)
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乃 nǎi (to be)Pronunciation
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