Chinese symbol for “pregnancy”
妊娠
rèn shēn
pregnancy; gestation
The closest CC-CEDICT match for pregnancy is 妊娠 (rèn shēn), defined as: pregnancy; gestation.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “pregnancy”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 孕期 | yùn qī | pregnancy; gestation |
| 身孕 | shēn yùn | pregnancy; pregnant |
| 怀孕 (懷孕) | huái yùn | pregnant; to have conceived |
| 身子 | shēn zi | body; pregnancy |
| 妊 | rèn | pregnant; pregnancy |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 妊娠.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 妊妇 (妊婦) | rèn fù | expecting mother |
| 多胎妊娠 | duō tāi rèn shēn | multiple pregnancy |
| 妊娠纹 (妊娠紋) | rèn shēn wén | stretch marks (due to pregnancy) |
| 妊娠试验 (妊娠試驗) | rèn shēn shì yàn | pregnancy test |
| 怀妊 (懷妊) | huái rèn | gestation; pregnancy |
See also: Japanese symbol for “pregnancy”.
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.