女

nu
#224 most
frequent character
female, woman, daughter

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

女 is a picture of a woman seen from the side, kneeling. It first meant 'woman'. From there it grew to 'female'.

Drawn as: woman kneeling; side view

女 as a component in other characters

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