喂奶
wèi​nǎi

breast-feed

喂 wèi interjection to call attention Simplified

Original meaning: to feed

Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and 畏 represents the sound.

Components

口
口 Meaning component
kǒu, kou mouth
畏
畏 Sound component
wèi fear

Sources

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

奶 nǎi, nai milk

Phonosemantic compound. 女 represents the meaning and 乃 represents the sound.

Components

女
女 Meaning component
nǚ, nü woman
乃
乃 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

餵 to feed Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 飠 represents the meaning and 畏 represents the sound.

Components

飠
飠 Meaning component
eat

飠 is a component form of 食.

畏
畏 Sound component
wèi fear

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangqrols

Sources

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