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Forbidden Hanzi Scripture #17 – The Character 奶
Scripture Fragment #17: 奶（nǎi）
Ancient forms began with 乃…
once associated with the body, with nourishment.
Over time, that original meaning faded.
So a new form was created:
女 — the figure of a woman,
combined with 乃.
Together, they became 奶.
Today, it refers to “milk”…
and by extension, to “grandmother”.
Most see a simple word.
Some see what it once meant.
Do you see it?
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经文残篇·其十七：奶
其始为“乃”，
本指人身之属，与滋养相关。
后其本义渐失。
乃加“女”旁，
另造“奶”字。
以女子之身，
表哺育之源。
今人谓之“奶”，
又引申为祖母。
凡俗者但见其字，
而悟者，知其所由来。
汝可见之？
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u/Appropriate-Yak-4135 — 5 days ago
