奶 (nǎi) — Chinese Character

奶

nǎi

breast; milk; to breastfeed

Radical: 女 HSK 1 n, v pictophonetic

Components & Etymology

奶 decomposes into the following components:

女乃

Semantic component: 女; phonetic component: 乃.

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 奶.

下奶

xià nǎi

二奶

èr nǎi

mistress

催奶

cuī nǎi

to promote lactation

吃奶

chī nǎi

to suck the breast (for milk)

吸奶

xī nǎi

喂奶

wèi nǎi

奶农

nǎi nóng

dairy farming

奶名

nǎi míng

pet name for a child

奶品

nǎi pǐn

dairy product

奶嘴

nǎi zuǐ

nipple (on baby's bottle)

奶头

nǎi tóu

nipple

奶奶

nǎi nai

(informal) grandma (paternal grandmother)

Characters that share the radical 女.

Practice this character with stroke-order training, spaced repetition, and reading passages across all HSK levels.