Meaning
breast; milk
Chinese: 乳汁、乳房，也表示初生的。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “ru” becomes a different word in each tone. 乳 is the 3rd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 哺乳bǔ rǔbreastfeeding; to suckle; to nurse
- 乳制品rǔ zhì pǐndairy products
- 下乳xià rǔto promote lactation (TCM); (coll.) underboob
- 发乳fà rǔhair cream
- 乳部rǔ bùbreasts
Example Sentence
早餐喝一杯酸乳对身体很好。Zǎo cān hē yì bēi suān rǔ duì shēn tǐ hěn hǎo.Drinking a cup of yogurt for breakfast is good for the body.
早餐Zǎo cānbreakfast喝hēto drink一yìone杯bēicup酸乳suān rǔyogurt对duìtoward身体shēn tǐthe body很hěnvery好hǎogood。