孕

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pregnant

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Ideographic compound (会意字)

A woman delivering 乃 a child 子

Components 乃子

pregnant · Heisig RSH #1877

乃 only then + 子 child

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

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Word	Pinyin	Meaning
人工受孕	rén gōng shòu yùn	artificial insemination
代理孕母	dài lǐ yùn mǔ	(Tw) surrogacy; surrogate pregnancy; surrogate mother
子宫内避孕器	zǐ gōng nèi bì yùn qì	intrauterine device (IUD)
代孕母亲	dài yùn mǔ qīn	surrogate mother
不孕症	bù yùn zhèng	female infertility
试管受孕	shì guǎn shòu yùn	in vitro fertilisation; test tube fertilisation
因孕而婚	yīn yùn ér hūn	to marry because of an unplanned pregnancy
孕宝宝	yùn bǎo bǎo	(coll.) child in the womb
不孕	bù yùn	infertile; unable to conceive a child; infertility
宫外孕	gōng wài yùn	ectopic pregnancy
身孕	shēn yùn	pregnancy; pregnant
代孕	dài yùn	to serve as a surrogate mother; surrogacy
孕激素	yùn jī sù	progesterone
孕妇装	yùn fù zhuāng	maternity wear
孕期	yùn qī	pregnancy; gestation
孕产	yùn chǎn	pregnancy and childbirth; obstetrics and gynecology
避孕药	bì yùn yào	oral contraceptive
避孕环	bì yùn huán	coil; contraceptive coil; intrauterine device
受孕	shòu yùn	to become pregnant; to conceive
易孕	yì yùn	(of a woman) fertile; able to get pregnant easily