CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- nai3
- English meanings
- breasts, milk
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Left–right structure
Left–right arrangement: left 女; right 乃.
Meaning & sound clues
女 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “woman”.
乃 is identified as the sound component (nǎi). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 奶.
This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
therefore
how; bear
bear
Example sentences
Read the Chinese sentence, then check its English translation.
- 01
Milk is very nutritious.
- 02
Grandma likes drinking milk.
- 03
This glass of milk is hot.
- 04
Give the child some milk.
- 05
She went to buy milk.
- 06
Dairy products should be refrigerated.
Related words
Explore words connected to this character.
- 奶奶
- 奶牛
- 奶粉
- 奶茶
- 牛奶
- 酸奶