Memory phrase for the character: 乳

乳

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Meaning

breast, milk

Pronunciation

NYŪ
chichi, chi

Explanation

 Left: nourish 孚 (a hand reaches down 爫 to a child 子), right: kneeling person 乚

Mnemonic
 
When you reach down to the child and are yourself kneeling, you are giving the breast and milk.

Radicals

爫 grap downwardsThe radical notsu shows a hand which is reaching downwards.
子 childThe radical ko shows the image of a child with a large head and outstretched arms.
乚 kneeing personThe use of this radical is not uniform. It is understood as a lightning rod, hook or kneeling person.




 Vocabulary

牛乳 ぎゅうにゅう  (cows) milk
乳製品 にゅうせいひん  dairy products
乳 ちち  milk, breast
乳首 ちくび  nipple, teat
搾乳 さくにゅう  milking

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