奶nǎi
milk; breasts; nurse, grandmother. 5 strokes, radical 女, first met in HSK 1.
How to write 奶
Strokes 1–3 write 女, then strokes 4–5 write 乃.
Free, with no account: the app draws each stroke, then you write it and it says which stroke went wrong.
Print a 米字格 practice sheet for 奶 · the stroke-order rules
What 奶 is made of
女 (nǚ, woman) and 乃 (nǎi, then).
女 carries the meaning — woman — and 乃 carries the sound.
Words that use 奶
| 奶茶 | milk tea 把茶和牛奶一起煮或调配出来的饮料 妹妹在杯子里慢慢调出一杯香浓奶茶。My sister slowly stirs together a cup of rich, fragrant milk tea. Lesson 119, 厨房饮品 · 居家生活与美味日常 · Home Living & Culinary Delights |
| 酸奶 | yogurt 用牛奶发酵做成、味道微酸的食品 冷柜特价供应新鲜的酸奶。The fridge offers fresh yogurt at a special price. Lesson 339, 绿意商超与减塑惠民 · 登台论道与绿意怡然 · Thoughtful Discourse & Green Living |
| 奶粉 | powdered milk 指制成粉末的乳品 一对母子在门口装奶粉。A mother and son were measuring milk powder at the door. Lesson 622, 清明扫墓 · 沧溟泛彩与物华天宝 · Aquatic Exploration & Natural Bounty |
| 奶牛 | dairy cow 指专门产奶的牛 牧场里的奶牛悠闲吃草。The dairy cows grazed calmly on the pasture. Lesson 623, 牧场奶牛 · 沧溟泛彩与物华天宝 · Aquatic Exploration & Natural Bounty |
| 牛奶 | milk 从母牛身上挤出来的白色营养水 我睡得很晚，现在口渴了，厨房里有牛奶吗？I went to bed very late, and now I'm thirsty — is there any milk in the kitchen? Siyuan Teahouse, lesson 27, 早晨买菜与算账 |
Characters that share the sound part 乃
Written with the same phonetic, so their readings tend to rhyme with each other.
More characters with the radical 女
All 24 of them, and what the radical means, on the 女 radical page.