Definitions
(noun)
female; woman
(noun)
daughter
Etymology
Depicts a woman sitting or squatting down.
About
The character "女" originated as a pictograph of a kneeling or seated person with crossed arms, depicting a woman in a posture common in early societies. Its modern form, which is the same in both simplified and traditional systems, is a stylized abstraction of that figure, composed of three strokes. The primary meaning of "女" is "woman" or "female", and this core semantic value has remained consistent. It functions extensively as a semantic component, or radical, in hundreds of characters where it contributes meanings related to women, as seen in characters like "妈" (mother), "姐" (older sister), and "好" (good), where it combines with other components to form new words.
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她是一个女孩。
那个女人在看书。
我的女儿今年五岁。
女性应该享有平等权利。
他的女朋友来自北京。
那位女士是我们的经理。
女教师在学校里教英语。
在现代社会，女性在各个领域都取得了显著成就。