娠
- to conceive, to be pregnant;
Etymology
Phono-semantic compound:
女 (“woman”) provides the semantic component.
辰 (“star, time, morning”) provides the phonetic value.
Thus, the character conveys the idea of a woman (女) in a special condition of time (辰) – pregnancy.
Usage in Korean
임신 (妊娠) — pregnancy
태신 (胎娠) — gestation, being pregnant
Additional notes
Unlike 妊 (“to conceive, be pregnant”), 娠 is more technical/medical in usage, often appearing in compound words such as 妊娠.
娠
아이 밸
신
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sin
Kangxi radical:38, 女 + 7
Strokes:10
Unicode:U+5A20
Cangjie input:
- 女一一女 (VMMV)
Composition:
- ⿰ 女 辰