孕 (yùn) is a Chinese character meaning “pregnant”. It is written from 乃 (thus; only then) and 子 (child; son), one above the other, and takes 5 strokes.
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Structure
乃 + 子
Top–bottom structure
Structure from: Unicode U+5B55 and hanzi-writer-data 2.0.1 modern glyph inspection (2 + 3 = 5 strokes)
Memory aid
乃 curves over and around 子, the child — a body wrapped around the child it carries. 孕 is being pregnant.
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
5 strokes
In real words
- 怀孕huái yùnto be pregnant孕 = yùn
- 孕育yùn yùto be pregnant with; to nurture something into being孕 = yùn
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All readings
pregnant
pregnant; to be pregnant; to carry a child
怀胎；腹中有胎儿。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 怀孕huái yùnto be pregnant孕 = yùn
- 孕育yùn yùto be pregnant with; to nurture something into being孕 = yùn
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Questions people ask about this character
What does 孕 mean?
孕 (yùn) means pregnant; to be pregnant; to carry a child.
How do you pronounce 孕?
It is pronounced yùn.
What parts is 孕 made of?
乃 (thus; only then) and 子 (child; son), one above the other. The recorded source is: Unicode U+5B55 and hanzi-writer-data 2.0.1 modern glyph inspection (2 + 3 = 5 strokes). Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.
How many strokes does 孕 have?
5. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 孕?
子. The radical is how the character is filed in a dictionary — it is not the whole story of how the character is built.
What words use 孕?
Common ones are 怀孕 and 孕育. The reading of 孕 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.