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奶nǎi

milk; breast; to nurse; to suckle

奶 is milk — mother's or cow's — and nursing a baby.

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WHOLE GLYPH & STRUCTURE

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ZDIC: 形声; the woman side carries the meaning, 乃 the sound.

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WHOLE CHARACTER

milk; breast; to nurse; to suckle

奶 is milk — mother's or cow's — and nursing a baby.

ZDIC: 形声; the woman side carries the meaning, 乃 the sound.

MEANING

woman; female

Female/woman-related meaning clue.

In 奶: meaning Shown with its documented or clearly limited role.

SOUND

then; thereupon (literary)

A literary standalone; its sound side role in 奶 matches the whole character exactly.

In 奶: sound Sound side per ZDIC: nǎi matches the whole character's sound exactly.

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ZDIC: 形声; the woman side carries the meaning, 乃 the sound.

好 hǎo, hào — Shares a documented or visibly limited component with 奶.

妈 mā — Shares a documented or visibly limited component with 奶.

姐 jiě — Shares a documented or visibly limited component with 奶.

妹 mèi — Shares a documented or visibly limited component with 奶.

Sources & verification

ZDIC single character entry — matched zdic; fields: pinyin, primary_definition, structure_strokes. Body SHA256: fd9aafd5815524b2316cf518e6112df305b2f876762e46d4069bd4831c9a77b0. Captured 2026-11-01T01:46:23.465Z.
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