CHINESE CHARACTER

奶 (nǎi): Meaning, Words & Stroke Order

nǎi

milk; breasts; nurse, grandmother

HSK 15 strokes

LEARNING CONNECTIONS

女

Primary radical

女 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 奶.

乃

Phonetic component

乃 is recorded as the sound-side component in this pictophonetic analysis.

STROKES · 5

Write 奶 in 5 steps.

Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.

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Vocabulary with 奶

牛奶niúnǎi

HSK 1 · cow's milk

奶茶nǎichá

HSK 2 · milk tea

奶奶nǎinai

HSK 2 · (informal) grandma (paternal grandmother); (respectful) mistress of the house; (coll.) boobies; breasts

酸奶suānnǎi

HSK 4 · yogurt

奶粉nǎifěn

HSK 6 · powdered milk

奶酪nǎilào

HSK 7-9 · cheese

Examples using 奶

牛奶

奶牛为我们提供牛奶。

Nǎi niú wèi wǒ men tí gōng niú nǎi。

Cows provide us with milk.

奶奶

她一直带奶奶去散步。

Tā yì zhí dài nǎi nai qù sàn bù。

She always takes her grandmother for a walk.

奶酪

那闻起来像奶酪。

Nà wén qǐ lái xiàng nǎi lào。

That smells like cheese.

FAQ

What does 奶 (nǎi) mean in Chinese?

milk; breasts; nurse, grandmother

How do you write 奶 in stroke order?

奶 has 5 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.

What is the radical of 奶?

女 is the radical in 奶. It can provide a meaning-side clue.

What are common words with 奶?

牛奶 (niúnǎi): cow's milk; 奶茶 (nǎichá): milk tea; 奶奶 (nǎinai): (informal) grandma (paternal grandmother); (respectful) mistress of the house; (coll.) boobies; breasts.