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Word and Radical Components of 酸奶

The Chinese word 酸奶 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
酸奶 suānnǎi 1. n. (mainland China) yogurt; yoghurt
2. n. (Taiwan) sour cream

酸奶 ⇨ 酸 + 奶
Component Pinyin Meanings
酸 suān 1. sour; tart
     酸葡萄 - sour grapes
2. (chemistry) acid (from late 19th c.)
     鹽酸 - hydrochloric acid
     Antonyms: 鹼
3. (Siyi Cantonese) vinegar
4. sick at heart; grieved; sad
5. Alternative form of 痠 (aching; sore; stiff)
6. stingy; miserly
7. narrow-minded; pedantic
8. spoiled; rancid
9. to satirize; to ridicule
10. (internet slang) jealous; envious (from 2019)
     (Alternative form ?)
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