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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
rǔ | ru3
English translation
breast
milk
breast, nipples; milk; to suckle

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Number of strokes

8

Traditional form

Contains the radical

gōu

Part of speech

Noun morpheme / 名语素 Míng yǔsù

Learning hint

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

孚乚

Semantic compound

gōu

Phonetic compound

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xiǎo zhū 脱脂 tuō zhī 而且 érqiě hěn ài .

The piglets had the buttermilk and loved it.

zài 哺乳动物 bǔ rǔ dòng wù 细胞 xìbāo Zhōng nǎo lín zhī 神经节 gān zhī 可能 kěnéng 执行 zhíxíng 同样 tóng yàng de 功能 gōngnéng .

Those in mammalian cells, the cerebrosides and gangliosides, may perform similar functions.

suān 细菌 xìjūn 产生 chǎnshēng de suān 足以 zúyǐ 使乳蛋白质 dànbáizhì 凝固 nínggù .

Acid production of lactic acid bacteria is sufficient to coagulate milk proteins.

主要 zhǔyào 成份 chéng fèn : 乳木 guǒ 海盐 Hǎi yán tián 杏仁 xìng rén yóu 杏仁 xìng rén 颗粒 kē lì róng 角蛋白 jiǎo dàn bái méi .

Ingredient: Shea butter, sea salt and sweet almond oil etc.

适合 shìhé 搭配 dāpèi 口味 kǒuwèi piān de Hóng ròu 野禽 yě qín lán 乳酪 rǔ lào .

Very spicy red game bird meat, ripe cheese.

Words with

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
breast
乳房 rǔ fáng breast乳房 rǔ fáng
乳头 rǔ tóu nipple乳頭
乳酪 rǔ lào cheese乳酪 rǔ lào
乳腺癌 rǔ xiàn aí breast cancer乳腺癌 rǔ xiàn aí
母乳 mǔ rǔ mother's milk母乳 mǔ rǔ
乳腺 rǔ xiàn mammary gland乳腺 rǔ xiàn
乳糖 rǔ táng lactose乳糖 rǔ táng
哺乳动物 bǔ rǔ dòng wù mammal哺乳動物
乳酸 rǔ suān lactic acid乳酸 rǔ suān
哺乳 bǔrǔ to suckle哺乳 bǔrǔ
乳液 rǔ yè milk乳液 rǔ yè
乳品 rǔ pǐn dairy product乳品 rǔ pǐn
乳制品 rǔ zhì pǐn dairy products乳製品
乳胶 rǔ jiāo latex乳膠
乳臭未干 rǔ xiù wèi gān still wet behind the ears乳臭未乾
乳汁 rǔ zhī milk乳汁 rǔ zhī
乳化 rǔ huà to emulsify乳化 rǔ huà
乳牙 rǔ yá milk tooth乳牙 rǔ yá
乳罩 rǔ zhào bra乳罩 rǔ zhào
乳白色 rǔ bái sè milky white乳白色 rǔ bái sè
乳牛 rǔ niú dairy cattle乳牛 rǔ niú
乳剂 rǔ jì emulsion乳劑
乳猪 rǔ zhū suckling pig乳豬
乳酸菌 rǔ suān jūn lactic acid bacteria乳酸菌 rǔ suān jūn

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