Radical 女 – Woman

Pinyin: nǚ
Strokes: 3 strokes
Variants: None

Meaning

Woman, female

Memory tipA woman kneeling gracefully with folded arms. Characters with 女 are about women, family ties and feelings: 妈 (mum), 姐 (elder sister), 她 (she), 好 (good – mother holding child), 婚 (marry).

HSK characters with 女 (53)

First 24 of 53, by HSK level – tap to practise writing

好hǎoHSK 1
姐jiěHSK 1
妈māHSK 1
妹mèiHSK 1
奶nǎiHSK 1
女

Other 3-stroke radicals

口Mouth
囗Enclosure
土Earth
士Scholar
夂Go slowly
夊Go slowly
夕Evening
大Big

Character Breakdown: 女

絮Chatter, talkative, endlessly repetitive
妊Pregnant, conceive
安Peaceful, safe, calm, secure
娶To marry a woman, take a wife

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Radical 女 – Woman

HSK characters with 女 (53)

Other 3-stroke radicals

Character Breakdown: 女

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