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娠

shēn
verb

Meanings

  1. 1 (in 妊娠) to be pregnant; pregnancy

Examples

HSK 7-9
妊娠初期要特别小心。
Rènshēn chūqī yào tèbié xiǎoxīn.
The early stage of pregnancy demands particular care.
HSK 7-9
医生讲解了妊娠的常见反应。
Yīshēng jiǎngjiě le rènshēn de chángjiàn fǎnyìng.
The doctor explained common reactions during pregnancy.

Tips

usage
娠 appears almost only in 妊娠 (pregnancy), a formal medical word. It is not used on its own in modern speech.

Components

radical
女 nǚ
woman
The woman radical sets the meaning: like 妊, this character concerns the pregnant female body, so it is indexed under 女.
phonetic
辰 chén
celestial bodies; time
Provides the reading shēn; it works as the sound element and adds no meaning to the pregnancy sense.

Stroke Order

娠 shēn