Chinese symbol for “suckling”
乳
rǔ
(bound form) breast; (bound form) milk; (bound form) newborn; suckling
The closest CC-CEDICT match for suckling is 乳 (rǔ), defined as: (bound form) breast; (bound form) milk; (bound form) newborn; suckling.
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
Related words
Other words that share a character with 乳.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 乳房 | rǔ fáng | breast; udder |
| 乳头 (乳頭) | rǔ tóu | nipple |
| 母乳 | mǔ rǔ | breast milk |
| 巨乳 | jù rǔ | large breasts; busty |
| 哺乳 | bǔ rǔ | breastfeeding; to suckle |
| 乳腺癌 | rǔ xiàn ái | breast cancer |
See also: Japanese symbol for “suckling”.
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.