怀 huái
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 忄 — heart
- Made of
- 忄 heart 不 no, not, un-
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
怀孕
huáiyùn
to be pregnant
Characters in this word
孕 yùn
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 子 — son, child
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 怀孕期间，医生建议她定期检查，并避免服用未经确认的药物。 Huáiyùn qījiān, yīshēng jiànyì tā dìngqī jiǎnchá, bìng bìmiǎn fúyòng wèijīng quèrèn de yàowù. During pregnancy, the doctor advised her to have regular check-ups and avoid taking unconfirmed medicines.
- 她怀孕五个月了，走路比以前慢了很多。 Tā huáiyùn wǔ gè yuè le, zǒulù bǐ yǐqián màn le hěn duō. She is five months pregnant and walks much slower than before.
- 听说姐姐怀孕了，全家人都高兴极了。 Tīngshuō jiějie huáiyùn le, quán jiā rén dōu gāoxìng jí le. When we heard my sister was pregnant, the whole family was overjoyed.
Related words
- 怀念 huáiniàn to miss; to long for
- 怀疑 huáiyí to doubt; to suspect
- 关怀 guānhuái to care for
- 怀 huái chest, bosom; to hold in mind
- 怀抱 huáibào to cherish; hold in one's arms; embrace
- 怀旧 huáijiù nostalgia; to be nostalgic
- 满怀 mǎnhuái to be filled with; full of
- 缅怀 miǎnhuái to cherish the memory of; to commemorate
- 情怀 qínghuái sentiment; feelings; emotional attachment
- 胸怀 xiōnghuái to harbour; breadth of mind; vision
- 孕妇 yùnfù pregnant woman
- 孕育 yùnyù to nurture; to give rise to