娠

shēn

女 + 辰

Frequency#3590

Definitions

shēn pregnant

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 女 represents the meaning and 辰 represents the sound.

Semantic: 女 Phonetic: 辰

About

The character "娠" structurally integrates the woman radical "女" with the component "辰", which functions phonetically while possibly alluding to cyclical or temporal notions associated with childbirth. Etymologically, it has consistently denoted pregnancy from its early attestations in classical texts, where it specifically described the state of carrying a fetus. While historical usage occasionally extended to encompass related ideas of conception or development, its meaning has narrowed over centuries to refer exclusively to pregnancy in modern contexts, particularly within medical and formal language.

Etymology Hide

Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)

Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Traditional Modern

Simplified Modern

Example Sentences Hide

她正处于妊娠期。

Tā zhèng chǔyú rènshēn qī.

She is in the pregnancy period.

妊娠反应很强烈。

Rènshēn fǎnyìng hěn qiángliè.

The pregnancy symptoms are very strong.

医生检查了她的妊娠状况。

Yīshēng jiǎnchá le tā de rènshēn zhuàngkuàng.

The doctor examined her pregnancy condition.

妊娠期间要注意饮食。

Rènshēn qījiān yào zhùyì yǐnshí.

During pregnancy, one must pay attention to diet.

她因妊娠而辞去了工作。

Tā yīn rènshēn ér cíqù le gōngzuò.

She resigned from her job due to pregnancy.

妊娠糖尿病需要严格控制血糖。

Rènshēn tángniàobìng xūyào yángé kòngzhì xuètáng.

Gestational diabetes requires strict blood sugar control.

她的妊娠过程非常顺利。

Tā de rènshēn guòchéng fēichāng shùnlì.

Her pregnancy process was very smooth.

在妊娠初期，她经常感到恶心和疲劳。

Zài rènshēn chūqī, tā jīngcháng gǎndào ěxīn hé píláo.

In the early stages of pregnancy, she often felt nausea and fatigue.

Related Characters

Component: 女

Component: 辰

娠