Chinese symbol for “breast”
奶
nǎi
breast; milk; to breastfeed
The closest CC-CEDICT match for breast is 奶 (nǎi), defined as: breast; milk; to breastfeed.
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “breast”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 乳房 | rǔ fáng | breast; udder |
| 乳 | rǔ | (bound form) breast; (bound form) milk |
| 膺 | yīng | breast; receive |
| 奶子 | nǎi zi | (coll.) milk; (coll.) breast |
| 胸怀 (胸懷) | xiōng huái | one's bosom (the seat of emotions); breast |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 奶.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 奶奶 | nǎi nai | (informal) grandma (paternal grandmother); (respectful) mistress of the house |
| 牛奶 | niú nǎi | cow's milk; measure word: 瓶 (píng), 杯 (bēi) |
| 奶粉 | nǎi fěn | powdered milk |
| 奶子 | nǎi zi | (coll.) milk; (coll.) breast |
| 奶油 | nǎi yóu | cream; butter |
| 老奶奶 | lǎo nǎi nai | (coll.) father's father's mother; paternal great-grandmother |
See also: Japanese symbol for “breast”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.