Dong Chinese dictionary

rǔ

breast, milk

Depicts a mother holding (爪) a child (子) breastfeeding it.

Components

爪 Iconic component

zhǎo, zhuǎ

hand, claw

Depicts a hand.

子 Iconic component

zi, zǐ

child

◎ Iconic component

characterless component

Depicts a mother breastfeeding.

Evolution

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

rǔ

breast, nipples; milk, suckle; breast; milk

Most common words with 乳

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