Chinese symbol for “breastfeeding”
哺乳
bǔ rǔ
breastfeeding; to suckle; to nurse
The closest CC-CEDICT match for breastfeeding is 哺乳 (bǔ rǔ), defined as: breastfeeding; to suckle; to nurse.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “breastfeeding”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 喂母乳 (餵母乳) | wèi mǔ rǔ | breastfeeding |
| 母乳喂养 (母乳餵養) | mǔ rǔ wèi yǎng | breastfeeding |
| 哺母乳 | bǔ mǔ rǔ | breastfeeding |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 哺乳.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 哺乳动物 (哺乳動物) | bǔ rǔ dòng wù | mammal |
| 哺育 | bǔ yù | to feed; (fig.) to nurture; to foster |
| 哺乳期 | bǔ rǔ qī | breastfeeding period; lactation period |
| 哺乳类 (哺乳類) | bǔ rǔ lèi | mammals |
| 反哺 | fǎn bǔ | to support one's parents in their old age; to show filial piety |
| 乳房 | rǔ fáng | breast; udder |
| 乳头 (乳頭) | rǔ tóu | nipple |
| 母乳 | mǔ rǔ | breast milk |
See also: Japanese symbol for “breastfeeding”.
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.