孪 luán twins
How to remember 孪: 𰁜 as well + 子 child = twins. Another one is coming as well, the midwife says, handing the tired mum her first child, and suddenly she has twins.
Component breakdown
孪 = 𰁜 as well + 子 child
- 𰁜 as well
- 子 child
Another one is coming as well, the midwife says, handing the tired mum her first child, and suddenly she has twins.
How it is used
- Bound; only in 孪生 (luánshēng) - twin(-born): 孪生兄弟 (luánshēng xiōngdì) twin brothers.
- Interchangeable in sense with 双胞胎 (shuāngbāotāi), though 孪生 is the more literary term.