娩 (miǎn) · to give birth; to deliver a baby

Meanings

1 to give birth; to deliver a baby

Characters

娩

miǎn

to give birth; deliver

Examples

HSK 3

她在医院分娩了一个健康的男孩。

Tā zài yīyuàn fēnmiǎn le yí gè jiànkāng de nánhái.

She delivered a healthy baby boy at the hospital.

HSK 5

医生用无痛分娩减轻她的痛苦。

Yīshēng yòng wútòng fēnmiǎn jiǎnqīng tā de tòngkǔ.

The doctor used painless delivery to ease her pain.

Tips

usage

Almost always bound in 分娩 (childbirth, delivery), a clinical word. There is a rare literary reading wǎn (gentle, complaisant), but in modern use treat 娩 as the 'give birth' character.

Components

radical

女 nǚ

woman; female

Left-side woman radical 女. Childbirth is the meaning, so the woman radical anchors 娩 directly.

phonetic

免 miǎn

to avoid; exempt

Right side 免 gives the exact sound miǎn. The same phonetic appears in 勉 and 晚.

Stroke Order

娩 miǎn

Related Words

分娩 fēnmiǎn #8,588

to give birth; to deliver (a baby) / childbirth; delivery; parturition

产 chǎn HSK 5 #4,402

to produce; to give birth / product; produce / property; estate

抹 mā #3,923

to wipe down (a surface); to give a quick wipe with a cloth

救护 jiùhù #9,559

to rescue and give medical care; to give first aid / emergency medical care

冒 mào HSK 6 #1,688

to emit; to give off / to risk; to brave / to pretend to be; bold

发泄 fāxiè HSK 7-9 #4,800

to vent (emotions); to let off (steam) / to give vent to

陈述 chénshù HSK 7-9 #4,621

to state / to declare / to give an account of

给予 jǐyǔ HSK 6 #3,859

to give; to accord; to grant / to render; to provide

打招呼 dǎzhāohu HSK 4 #5,296

to greet / to say hello / to give a heads-up

鼓掌 gǔzhǎng HSK 5 #3,681

to applaud; to clap / to give a round of applause