娠 (shēn): (in 妊娠) to be pregnant; pregnan…

Meanings

妊娠初期要特别小心。

Rènshēn chūqī yào tèbié xiǎoxīn.

The early stage of pregnancy demands particular care.

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.

usage

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

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.

娠 shēn