The Chinese Radical: 乃


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Meaning
therefore    乃

Explanation Shows a pregnancy belly in a side view, cf. pregnancy 孕 (yùn), where a child comes out of that belly .

Used in these characters:
JLPT HSK 2
breast, milk, breast-feed
nǎi
Left: woman , right: therefore, thus (pregnancy belly [side view] cf. pregnancy 孕, where a child comes out of that womb )
A woman with a pregnancy belly has breasts for feeding.
JLPT HSK 4
outstanding, excellent, handsome, graceful
xiù
Top: rice plant , bottom: therefore, thus (pregnancy belly in side view)
Rice plants as big as a pregnancy belly are: outstanding!
JLPT HSK 4
still, yet, to remain
réng
Left: person , right: therefore, thus (pregnancy belly in side view) [cf. pregnancy 孕, where a child comes out of that womb ]
The person makes a "therefore" into a "still".
JLPT HSK 4
to throw, to throw away, discard
rēng
Left: hand , right: therefore/thus (normally: "pregnancy belly", but here: hand grenade)
By hand the grenade is thrown.
JLPT HSK 5
pregnancy, pregnant
yùn
Top: therefore/thus (side view of a pregnancy belly), below: child
From the womb a child is born at the pregnancy.
JLPT HSK 5
to penetrate, to pass through, soak, thoroughly
tòu
Left: movement , right: excellent (Grain plants big as a plump pregnancy belly : excellent!)
This movement was excellent and penetrating.
JLPT HSK 6
to carry, to take along, to bring along, to hold (hands)
xié
Left: hand , right: 隽 bird , below: (pregnancy belly in side view; cf. pregnancy 孕, where a child comes out of that womb )
The hand holds the bird around the corpus/belly to carry it along.
JLPT HSK 6
full, filled, surplus
yíng
Top: 夃 therefore/thus [pregnancy belly; cf. pregnancy 孕, where a child comes out of that womb ], hand ), below: bowl
A round pregnancy belly! - That's how a hand can fill a bowl until it is full.
JLPT HSK 6
to embroider, embroidery
xiù
Left: thread 纟/, right: outstanding (Grain plants as big as a pregnancy belly are: outstanding!)
Threads are outstanding in: an embroidery.
JLPT HSK 6
to entice, lure, attract, induce, tempt
yòu
Left: word /, right: outstanding (Grain plants as big as a pregnancy belly are: outstanding!) [cf. pregnancy 孕, where a child comes out of that womb ]
With words that are outstanding, you can: entice.
JLPT HSK 6
to corrode, to rust
xiù
Left: metal 钅/, right: outstanding (Rice plants as big as a pregnancy belly are: outstanding!)
Metal is outstanding, but it corrodes.
JLPT no HSK
therefore, thus, then, thereupon, to be
nǎi
丿
This character is part of "pregnancy 孕", where a child comes out of that womb
Image of a pregnancy belly.
JLPT no HSK
neon (chemistry)
nǎi
Left: steam , right: therefore, thus (pregnancy belly, cf. pregnancy 孕, where a child comes out of that womb )
(It is a relatively rare noble gas:) This steam is thus: Neon.

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