| 孺 | 564B10 32S.42-3 | 部居  | 畫數 17 | ㄖㄨˊ [ru2] (also ㄖㄨˋ [ru4] ). | ||
| N. | (1) A child: 孺子 [ru2zi3]↓; 孺齒 milk (baby) teeth; 婦孺 women and children. (2) A blood relation: 孺人 [ru2ren2]↓. | |||||
| Adj. | Affectionate, loving: 和樂且孺 (AC) happy and innocent; 孺慕 have an affectionate attachment for s.o.; 孺愛 filial love. | |||||
| Words | 1. 孺人 [ru2ren2], n., (LL) wife; a scholar's wife. 2. 孺子 [ru2zi3], n., (1) children in gen. 孺子可教也 that's a good boy! (paternalistic praise for a promising young man); (2) (AC) concubines of the nobility; (3) (AC) the eldest heir. | |||||