乳 (rǔ) — (morpheme) breast (in compounds like 乳房, 乳癌); (morpheme) milk; dairy (in 乳制品, 乳糖, 乳液); (morpheme) newborn; suckling; milky (color/texture) (in 乳儿, 乳白, 乳酪)
Definition
A bound morpheme (always part of a longer word) with three main threads: 'breast' (乳房), 'milk / dairy' (乳制品, 乳糖), and 'newborn / milky-white' (乳儿, 乳白). Never used alone in modern Chinese — always combine with another character.
bound form
(morpheme) breast (in compounds like 乳房, 乳癌)(morpheme) milkdairy (in 乳制品, 乳糖, 乳液)(morpheme) newbornsucklingmilky (color/texture) (in 乳儿, 乳白, 乳酪)
Examples
- ，。Tā qù yī yuàn jiǎn chá rǔ fáng, yī shēng shuō méi yǒu yì cháng.She went to the hospital for a breast exam, and the doctor said nothing was abnormal.
- 乳，。Zhè kuǎn rǔ yè bǎo shī xiào guǒ hěn hǎo, shì hé gān xìng pí fū.This lotion has a great moisturizing effect and is suitable for dry skin.
- 。Yīng ér měi tiān dōu xū yào shè rù zú gòu de rǔ zhì pǐn lái bǔ chōng gài zhì.Babies need to consume enough dairy products every day to supplement calcium.
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