shēn

pregnant

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components
女 meaning component

  Meaning component

  

woman

辰 sound component

  Sound component

chén

  

early morning

Evolution

娠 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
娠 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
娠 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
娠 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

shēn

pregnant

Most common words with 娠
Freq.
Word
Meaning

妊娠

pregnancy

pregnant