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女 nǚ — “woman, girl”
How to write and say the Chinese character 女 (nǚ), which means woman, girl — with stroke order, audio, its story, and an example sentence. Theme: Family & people.
Pinyin · 拼音 nǚ
Meaning · 意思 woman, girl
Strokes · 笔画 3
Radical · 部首 女 (woman)
Hear it · 听发音
Stroke order笔顺
女 is written with 3 strokes, in this order (the red stroke is the one being added):
The story behind it字源小故事
A little picture: a woman turned to the side.
A common word常用词
女儿
daughter
Example sentence例句
那个女孩在唱歌。
That girl is singing.
This page is part of the free Chinese character explorer from Casey Foundation Chinese School — a Saturday community Chinese school in Narre Warren, Victoria, serving Berwick, Cranbourne, Hallam and families across Melbourne's southeast. New students get a free trial lesson.