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Word and Radical Components of 牛奶

The Chinese word 牛奶 is analysed below into its constituent words and the words into radicals. By seeing the breakdown of the word in this way you can more easily learn and recognise the word.


Component Pinyin Meanings
牛奶 niúnǎi 1. n. cow's milk
2. n. (Taishanese) condensed milk

牛奶 ⇨ 牛 + 奶
Component Pinyin Meanings
牛 niú 1. bovine, e.g. cow, bull, ox, buffalo, bison, yak
2. beef
     乾gān炒.牛河 - beef chow fun
3. stubborn; pigheaded
4. (colloquial) arrogant
5. (mainland, Mandarin, slang) awesome; powerful
     牛屄 - vulgar awesome
     牛人 - an awesome person
6. (astronomy) the Ox, a Chinese constellation near Capricorn
7. (physics) Short for 牛頓, tr=niúdùn, newton
8. (Hong Kong Cantonese, computing) Short for 火牛, transformer
     牛 僧-孺 - Niu Sengru (Tang politician)
奶 nǎi 1. breast
     奶頭 - nipple -
2. milk; breast milk
     飲 奶 - to drink milk -
3. to nurse
4. to breastfeed; to suckle
5. (in compounds) infant; infantile; milk (teeth, name, etc.)
     奶名 - childhood name -
     奶聲奶氣 - childish voice -
6. (regional) mother
7. (regional) grandmother
8. (Hokkien) to behave in a coy, childish or coquettish manner; to coax; to wheedle
9. Simplified form of ?

奶 ⇨ 女 + 乃
Component Pinyin Meanings
女 nǜ 1. woman
2. Variant of 汝
乃 nǎi 1. (literary) you, your
2. (literary) be
     失敗.乃.成功.之.母 - failure is the mother of success
3. (literary) then; hence
     Synonyms: 於是
4. (literary) only then; not ... until
     Synonyms: 才
5. (literary) but
6. (literary) surprisingly; unexpectedly
     Synonyms: 竟然
7. (Mainland, internet slang) you (singular)
     乃萌 - (cute-sounding variant of 你們) you (plural)
8. (Shanghainese Wu) now
     從前 伊 勿 敢 跳 過 去，乃 伊 勿 怕 了。 - tr=3zon xxi&3hhi&5veq koe&2thiau gu qi&3ne&3hhi&5veq pho&5leq, A long time ago he was scared to jump over, but now he isn't., SH, ref=2007, Qian Nairong, 上海话大词典, page
9. (rfquote)
10. (Taishanese, colloquial) Alternative form of 哪 (which; where, tr=-)

乃 ⇨ + 丿
Component Pinyin Meanings
1.
丿 piě 1. slash
yì 2. left-falling stroke, usually read as 撇
3. to arrive