女 nǚ female; woman
Similar looking characters : 文 wén (script)
Made with 3 strokes.
Based on a simplified drawing of a kneeling woman. It gives female gender to many relations such as sister, grandmother.
Ancient small seal form
Radical
Index 38 used in: 矮 ǎi (low) ; 安 ān (peace) ; 妇 fù (woman) ; 姑 gū (paternal aunt) ; 好 hǎo (good) ; 婚 hūn (to marry) ; 姐 jiě (elder sister) ; 楼 lóu (multi-story building) ; 妈 mā (mother) ; 妹 mèi (younger sister) ; 奶 nǎi (milk) ; 如 rú (as) ; 始 shǐ (to begin) ; 她 tā (she) ; 妄 wàng (absurd) ; 姓 xìng (surname) ; 要 yào (want)Pronunciation
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