乳

rǔ
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breast, milk

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

乳 shows a hand 爫 lifting a child 子 to a breast 乚. It first meant 'to breastfeed a child', then grew to 'breast' and 'milk'.

Drawn as: hand holding child; breast

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辱rǔ
disgrace, dishonor, to insult

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