Memory phrase for the character: 乃


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Meaning

therefore, thus, then, thereupon, to be

Pronunciation

nǎi

Explanation

This character is part of “pregnancy 孕”, where a child 子 comes out of the belly 乃 and is understood as the “pregnancy belly”

Mnemonic


 
From the pregnancy belly thus comes "therefore" the “being”.

Radicals

丿 slash
thereforeShows a pregnancy belly in a side view - The meaning of this radical is based on 孕 (yùn), which means: "pregnancy". It is read such that the child 子 comes out of the womb 乃.
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 Vocabulary

乃是 nǎi shì  to be
乃是 nǎi shì  


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