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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.

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

哺 bǔ
to chew; to feed
radical 30 ⼝ · 10 strokes
乳 rǔ
breast, nipples; milk; to suckle
radical 5 ⼄ · 8 strokes

Other Chinese words for “breastfeeding”

WordPinyinMeaning
喂母乳 (餵母乳)wèi mǔ rǔbreastfeeding
母乳喂养 (母乳餵養)mǔ rǔ wèi yǎngbreastfeeding
哺母乳bǔ mǔ rǔbreastfeeding

Related words

Other words that share a character with 哺乳.

WordPinyinMeaning
哺乳动物 (哺乳動物)bǔ rǔ dòng wùmammal
哺育bǔ yùto feed; (fig.) to nurture; to foster
哺乳期bǔ rǔ qībreastfeeding period; lactation period
哺乳类 (哺乳類)bǔ rǔ lèimammals
反哺fǎn bǔto support one's parents in their old age; to show filial piety
乳房rǔ fángbreast; udder
乳头 (乳頭)rǔ tóunipple
母乳mǔ rǔbreast 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.

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