• to conceive, to be pregnant;

Etymology

Phono-semantic compound:

(“woman”) provides the semantic component.

(“star, time, morning”) provides the phonetic value.

Thus, the character conveys the idea of a woman () in a special condition of time () – pregnancy.

Usage in Korean

임신 (妊娠) — pregnancy

태신 (胎娠) — gestation, being pregnant

Words that derived from

Additional notes

Unlike (“to conceive, be pregnant”), 娠 is more technical/medical in usage, often appearing in compound words such as 妊娠.

아이 밸
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Kangxi radical:38, + 7
Strokes:10
Unicode:U+5A20
Cangjie input:
  • 女一一女 (VMMV)
Composition:
  • ⿰ 女 辰

Neighboring characters in the dictionary

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