Chinese

奶奶

nǎinai

paternal grandmother; nanna; gramma; granny

HSK 1
TOCFL 3

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characterChinese奶 “breast”
- meaningChinese女 “woman; (only of humans in Standard Chinese) female”
- soundChinese乃 “you, your”

Sources

HSK / TOCFL word lists — Facts (levels)
教育部《國語辭典簡編本》 (Taiwan MOE) — CC BY-ND 3.0 TW
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Wiktionary (via Wiktextract / kaikki.org) — CC BY-SA 4.0