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The character 婴 is the simplified form of 嬰, a phono-semantic compound. Its traditional structure places 賏 above the semantic radical 女 (woman). 賏 itself combines two cowrie shells (貝) and historically depicted a decorative neck ornament, serving as the phonetic component. The meaning, newborn, infant, or very young child, stems from the idea of a child associated with a woman. The simplified 婴 streamlines this by replacing the dual shells with the single component 贝 above the woman radical.
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这个婴儿很可爱。
妈妈抱着婴儿。
婴儿在摇篮里睡觉。
那个女婴笑得开心。
婴幼儿产品非常安全。
护士细心地照顾生病的婴儿。
为了婴儿的健康，父母学习育儿知识。
现代科技帮助监测婴儿的睡眠质量和生理指标。