孕 yùn pregnant
pregnant; pregnancy
How to remember 孕: 乃 then + 子 child = pregnant. With a happy sigh she hands her husband a tiny sock and a note saying a child is coming, and then he finally realises she is pregnant.
Component breakdown
孕 = 乃 then + 子 child
- 乃 then
- 子 child
With a happy sigh she hands her husband a tiny sock and a note saying a child is coming, and then he finally realises she is pregnant.
How it is used
- Pregnant / to be pregnant - 怀孕 (huáiyùn) to be pregnant, 孕妇 (yùnfù) pregnant woman, 孕期 (yùnqī) pregnancy period.
- 孕育 (yùnyù) figuratively = to nurture/breed (ideas, life): 孕育新的希望 (yùnyù xīn de xīwàng) nurture new hope.