乳 (rǔ): (bound form) breast, (bound form) milk, (bound form) newborn, suckling
乳 (rǔ) is a Chinese character meaning “(bound form) breast.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 孚 (phonetic) and 乚 (semantic). It ranks #1814 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 乳 hidden. Its radical form 乙 (second) appears in many related characters such as 九 (jiǔ, nine), 也 (yě, also), 习 (xí, (bound form) to practice).
Definitions
- (bound form) breast
- (bound form) milk
- (bound form) newborn
- suckling
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 乳房noun | rǔ fáng | breast |
| 乳头noun | rǔ tóu | nipple |
| 乳酪noun | rǔ lào | cheese |
| 乳腺癌noun | rǔ xiàn ái | breast cancer |
| 乳糖noun | rǔ táng | lactose |
| 母乳noun | mǔ rǔ | breast milk |
| 哺乳动物noun | bǔ rǔ dòng wù | mammal |
| 乳臭未干phrase | rǔ xiù wèi gān | lit. smell of breast milk not yet dried (idiom) |
| 乳罩noun | rǔ zhào | bra |
| 乳牙noun | rǔ yá | (dentistry) deciduous tooth |
| 哺乳verb | bǔ rǔ | breastfeeding |
| 乳酸noun | rǔ suān | lactic acid |
| 乳胶noun | rǔ jiāo | latex |
| 乳汁noun | rǔ zhī | milk |
| 乳制品 | rǔ zhì pǐn | dairy products |
乳 appears in 102 compound words: 54 as the first character, 38 as the last, and 8 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 乳 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (2)
Example Sentences
乳字在不同的语境中有不同的用法。
rǔ zì zài bù tóng de yǔ jìng zhōng yǒu bù tóng de yòng fǎ .
The character "乳" has different usages in different contexts.
孕期喝了酒对宝宝有没有影响?哺乳期喝酒也会伤害宝宝吗
yùn qī hē le jiǔ duì bǎo bǎo yǒu méi yǒu yǐng xiǎng ? bǔ rǔ qī hē jiǔ yě huì shāng hài bǎo bǎo ma
Does drinking alcohol during pregnancy affect the baby? Can drinking alcohol while breastfeeding also harm your baby?
有乳腺增生怎么办能消除吗?“消除”不现实,“...
yǒu rǔ xiàn zēng shēng zěn má bàn néng xiāo chú ma ? xiāo chú bù xiàn shí , . . .
What should I do if there is breast hyperplasia, can it be eliminated?" Eliminate the "unrealistic,"...
真正的无糖食品推荐哪些?配料只有生牛乳的酸奶算吗
zhēn zhèng de wú táng shí pǐn tuī jiàn nǎ xiē ? pèi liào zhī yǒu shēng niú rǔ de suān nǎi suàn ma
What are the recommended foods for real sugar-free? Is yogurt with only raw milk counted?
乳腺增生要动手术吗?手术是最后选择,非首选...
rǔ xiàn zēng shēng yāo dòng shǒu shù ma ? shǒu shù shì zuì hòu xuǎn zé , fēi shǒu xuǎn . . .
Do breast hyperplasia require surgery? Surgery is the last option, not the first choice...
乳腺增生要紧吗,要怎么治疗?先做检查再决定...
rǔ xiàn zēng shēng yāo jǐn ma , yāo zěn má zhì liáo ? xiān zuò jiǎn chá zài jué dìng . . .
Is breast hyperplasia important, and how to treat it? Do an inspection before deciding...
我想检查一下我是否患了乳癌。
Wǒ xiǎng jiǎnchá yīxià wǒ shìfǒu huàn le rǔ'ái.
I'd like to have a test for breast cancer.
海豚是一种哺乳动物。
Hǎitún shì yīzhǒng bǔrǔdòngwù.
A dolphin is a kind of mammal.
鲸是被公认为最大的哺乳动物。
Jīng shì bèi gōngrèn wèi zuì dà de bǔrǔdòngwù.
The whale is well known to be the largest mammal.
这瓶酸奶不含乳糖。
Zhè píng suānnǎi bù hán rǔtáng.
This bottle of yogurt is lactose-free.
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