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— “woman, girl”

How to write and say the Chinese character (nǚ), which means woman, girl — with stroke order, audio, its story, and an example sentence. Theme: Family & people.

Pinyin · 拼音
Meaning · 意思 woman, girl
Strokes · 笔画 3
Radical · 部首 (woman)
Hear it · 听发音
Watch it drawn stroke by stroke →

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

ér

daughter

Example sentence例句

háizàichàng

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.