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Woman Radical (女)

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Explore 70 Chinese characters containing the Woman radical, with stroke order animations and meanings.

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Characters with this radical usually relate to woman.

Also Study 女 as a Component

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This radical can also be studied as a reusable character component. The component page focuses on learning patterns, examples, and memory clues.

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1 character

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2 characters

slave, servant, or one in subjugation

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9 characters

wicked, evil, treacherous

absurd, presumptuous, reckless

to adorn oneself, to apply makeup

woman, especially a married woman

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10 characters

conceive, be pregnant

monster, demon, evil spirit

wonderful, exquisite, clever

beautiful, elegant (used in female names)

appropriate, proper, settled

to hinder, to obstruct

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9 characters

maid, servant girl

begin, start, commence

father's sister

to entrust, appoint

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11 characters

handsome, elegant

maternal grandmother

marriage, matrimony

appearance, form, posture

power, might, authority, dignity

baby, child, doll

tender, delicate, lovely

elegant, graceful (often used in female names)

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7 characters

mother, young woman

beautiful, graceful

["Chang'e, the lady in the moon (Chinese mythology)","one of the Chang'e series of PRC lunar spacecraft"]

give birth child

to amuse, to entertain

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7 characters

marry [a woman]

gentle, graceful, tactful

marriage, to marry

greedy, avaricious

wife of father's younger brother

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graceful, elegant

go-between, intermediary, matchmaker

to flatter, to curry favor

elder brother's wife

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to match, to compare favorably with

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3 characters

legal wife, child of legal wife

["Chang'e, the lady in the moon (Chinese mythology)","one of the Chang'e series of PRC lunar spacecraft"]

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1 character

to play, to have fun, to frolic

Common Words with the Woman Radical (女)

daughter

牛奶niú nǎi

milk

好吃hǎo chī

delicious

grandmother [father's mother]

interests; hobbies

友好yǒu hǎo

friendly

只好zhǐ hǎo

have to; forced to

好像hǎo xiàng

to seem

lady; Madam; Miss

woman

slave

仙女xiān nǚ

Fairy

Woman Radical (女) FAQ

Common questions about the Woman radical and how to use it for learning Chinese characters.

What is the Woman radical (女) in Chinese?

The Woman radical (女) is one of the 214 Kangxi radicals used to classify Chinese characters. It has 3 strokes and appears in 70 characters in our database, including 女, 奴, 奶, 奸, 她. Characters containing this radical often relate to the concept of "woman."

How many Chinese characters use the 女 radical?

There are 70 Chinese characters that use the Woman radical (女) in our database. These characters span various levels of frequency and complexity.

How do I write the 女 radical?

The Woman radical (女) consists of 3 strokes. To practice writing characters with this radical, click on any character in the list above to see its complete stroke order animation.

How does the 女 radical help me learn Chinese characters?

Knowing the Woman radical (女) helps in three ways: (1) Dictionary lookup — you can find characters by radical and remaining stroke count, (2) Meaning clues — characters with 女 often relate to "woman", helping you guess meanings of unfamiliar characters, (3) Memory aid — recognizing the radical as a building block makes it easier to remember and distinguish similar-looking characters.