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<WL>孕 [yùn] 怀孕 pregnant; 受孕 conceive; 避孕 contraception@@; (HDZ:) 怀胎; 孕育; 含, 包含; 分娩; 花含实; 胎, 胎儿; (姓) | <WL>孕 [yùn] 怀孕 pregnant; 受孕 conceive; 避孕 contraception@@; (HDZ:) 怀胎; 孕育; 含, 包含; 分娩; 花含实; 胎, 胎儿; (姓) | ||
| − | The Shuōwén Seal form of 孕() yùn ‘conceive/pregnant’ (be with child) combines 子 zǐ ‘child’, and 乃(𠄎) nǎi | + | The Shuōwén Seal form of 孕() yùn ‘conceive/pregnant’ (be with child) combines 子 zǐ ‘child’, and 乃(𠄎) nǎi ‘(can it) be (that)’ (phonosemantic); also wr. 𡱟/㞌, 𡥗, 㚺. |
| − | Older graphs associated with 孕 suggest old pictographs like 身/娠 (身孕) with 女/母, with 𡰣() instead of 乃 (HDZ); cf. 㚢(奴). | + | Compare: 奶 nǎi ‘breasts/milk’. |
| + | Older graphs associated with 孕 suggest old pictographs like 身/娠 (身孕) with 女/母, with 𡰣() instead of 乃, as in 𡱟/㞌 (HDZ); cf. 㚢(奴). | ||
Note: Some say 乃 represents the womb, enclosing the 子 ‘child’, as 勹 in 包 bāo (胞). | Note: Some say 乃 represents the womb, enclosing the 子 ‘child’, as 勹 in 包 bāo (胞). | ||
Compare: 婚() hūn ‘marry’. | Compare: 婚() hūn ‘marry’. | ||
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