nǎi​mā

wet nurse

nǎi, nai milk

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components

Meaning component
nǚ, nü woman
SoundIconic component
nǎi then

Depicts a woman standing sideways with her breasts protruding.

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangrneːlʔ

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang

mā, ma mother Simplified

Simplified form of . Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components

Meaning component
nǚ, nü woman
Sound component
horse

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode

mā, ma mother Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components

Meaning component
nǚ, nü woman
Sound component
horse

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangmaːʔ

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang