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CHINESE CHARACTER

nǚ

女

女

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hen

Numbered pinyin
nü3
English meanings
girl, female, woman, neodymium, hen, daughter, beaver, creature

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Single-component character

女 is learned as a whole in this component guide. Recognize its complete shape rather than splitting it into smaller components.

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

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Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

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Example sentences

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  1. 01

    tā她shì是gè个nǚ女xuésheng学生。

    She is a female student.

  2. 02

    nǚ女cèsuǒ厕所zài在zhèbiān这边。

    The women's restroom is this way.

  3. 03

    nǚ女lǎoshī老师hěn很wēnróu温柔。

    The female teacher is gentle.

  4. 04

    nánnǚ男女píngděng平等。

    Men and women are equal.

  5. 05

    tā他yǒu有yī一gè个nǚér女儿。

    He has a daughter.

  6. 06

    nǚshì女士yōuxiān优先。

    Ladies first.

Explore words connected to this character.

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  • 女朋友
  • 女生
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