woman

Depicts a woman sitting or squatting down.

Evolution

女 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
女 Bronze script Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)

Bronze script

Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)
女 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
女 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
女 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

woman, girl; feminine; rad. 38; female; woman; daughter

 

archaic variant of [rǔ]

Most common words with 女
Freq.
Word
Meaning

女人

woman

female

女孩

girl

女儿

daughter

女士

lady