nǎi to be; thus; so

Made up of [丿 piě 'slash' radical 4]
Used as component in : nǎi
Made with 2 strokes.
Represents a pregnant woman with swollen breasts and abdomen, hence the abstract meaning 'so' to indicate generation of a connected phrase
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Also uses 丿 piě component: (certainly) (younger brother) (at) jiǔ (long time) jiǔ (nine) (music) me (what) nián (year) shǎo (less) shēng (produce) shī (to lose) (do not) (fifth (ordinal)) (noon) (justice) zhī (him) (clan)

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nǎi (milk)

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Pronunciation

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