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IDENTITY

nǎimilk; grandmother

HSK 1Top 880

CORE MEANING

milk; grandmother

Part of speech
noun
Register
neutral

Senses

  1. 1.milkHSK1

FORM & BREAKDOWN

Radical
woman radical (nǚ)
strokes
5
Structure
left-right compound
IDS sequence
⿰女乃
    • woman
    • gives the sound nǎi

USAGE

Common words

牛奶niúnǎimilk
奶奶nǎinaigrandma
酸奶suānnǎiyogurt

Graded examples

  • 奶奶做的饭很好吃。Nǎinai zuò de fàn hěn hǎochī.HSK2

    Grandma’s cooking is delicious.

RELATIONS

Lookalike — don’t mix up

LEARNING

Memory aid

A woman (女) nursing a child — milk. (Nǎi also means grandma.)

HSK version
3.0
Frequency rank
#880
Memory aid
memory-aid

TRUST & SOURCES

Reviewed by
AI-assisted editorial review
Last reviewed
2026-08-15

Sources

  • CC-CEDICT 2026-01-01

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