nǎi to be; thus; so

Made up of [丿 piě 'slash' radical 4]
Used as component in : nǎi
Made with 2 strokes.
Represents a pregnant woman with swollen breasts and abdomen, hence the abstract meaning 'so' to indicate generation of a connected phrase
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Also uses 丿 piě component: (certainly) (younger brother) ; (at) ; jiǔ (long time) ; jiǔ (nine) ; (music) ; me (what) ; nián (year) ; shǎo (less) ; shēng (produce) ; shī (to lose) ; (do not) ; (fifth (ordinal)) ; (noon) ; (justice) ; zhī (him) ; (clan)

Sounds same

nǎi (milk)

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Pronunciation

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stroke order for 乃
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