The Chinese Radical: 女


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Meaning
woman    女

Explanation The character for tall shows a person with outstretched arms . If you shift the lower strokes towards each other, you can get the: woman . The wider lower area can be understood as female hips?

Used in these characters:
JLPT HSK 1
good, well, proper
hǎo, hào
Left: woman , right: child (A child with an emphasized head , body 丿 and two support-seeking arms .)
Women and children are good.
JLPT HSK 1
she

Left: woman , right: also/too (shows a twisted creature like snake or scorpion.)
A woman is also a "She".
JLPT HSK 1
female, woman, daughter


Image of a sitting woman with crossed legs and spread arms.
JLPT HSK 1
mother, mom

Left: woman , right: horse (=馬 with mane, four legs und tail ㄅ)
The woman who works as hard as a horse, is my mother.
JLPT HSK 1
elder sister
jiě
Left: woman , right: furthermore (A pile of stones [= a stone cairn] where moreover stones are added.)
(From a child's point of view) The woman as tall as a stone-pile is my elder sister.
JLPT HSK 2
to begin, to start, then, only then
shǐ
Left: woman , right: platform (The nose over the mouth is like a platform.)
The lady on the platform begins.
JLPT HSK 2
a need, to demand, to request, must
yāo, yào
西
Top: west 覀/西 (Under the horizon the sun sinks at the sunset in the west.) [Here: 覀 as a handbag with a big handle], bottom: woman
A handbag is for women: a need.
JLPT HSK 2
wife, to marry off (a daughter)
qī, qì
From top: ten , hand /, woman
(very hardworking) The ten-handed woman: that's my wife.
JLPT HSK 2
family name, surname
xìng
Left: woman , right: life (The twig at the growing plant stands for life.)
The woman lives under her family name.
JLPT HSK 2
younger sister
mèi
left: woman , right: not yet, immature (The upper shorter branch of the tree is "not yet".)
This woman, who is "not yet a woman", is my: younger sister.
JLPT HSK 2
breast, milk, breast-feed
nǎi
Left: woman , right: therefore, thus (pregnancy belly [side view] cf. pregnancy 孕, where a child comes out of that womb )
A woman with a pregnancy belly has breasts for feeding.
JLPT HSK 3
as, as if, such as

Left: woman , right: mouth
The women's mouths are as such.
JLPT HSK 3
peaceful, calm, content, safety
ān
Top: roof , below: woman
Under the roof, a woman makes it peaceful.
JLPT HSK 3
to marry, marriage, wedding, to take a wife
hūn
Left: woman , right: dusk/nightfall 昏 (The family sits in the sun at dusk.)
The woman comes into the family/clan at the day of the marriage.
JLPT HSK 3
to contact with, to connect, to welcome sb., to receive
jiē
Left: hand , right: stand , woman
(Shake) hands and stand up for the woman you want to make contact with.
JLPT HSK 3
mother's younger sister, aunt

Left: woman , right: barbarian (= They have big bows ) - (Here: variation of younger brother 第. His bamboo was simplified to a line )
The woman, who is like my younger brother is the younger aunt.
JLPT HSK 5
clever, wonderful, splendid, fantastic
miào
Left: woman , right: few/little (A small stroke is too few)
Among women, there are few who are clever and wonderful???
JLPT HSK 5
mother, young lady, bride
niáng
Left: woman , right: good
The woman who is good, is the mother.
JLPT HSK 5
grandmother, mother-in-law, matron

Top: wave 波 (The water has this skin ) [skin = A hand with a knife peels off the skin ], below: woman
The 'waved' (= with wrinkled skin) woman is my: grandmother.
JLPT HSK 5
married woman

Left: woman , right: hand / (traditional: 婦 with a broom in the hand)
The woman who gave her hand, is a married woman.
JLPT HSK 5
waist, lower back, middle, loins
yāo
西
Left: body part /, right: need/request 要 (A handbag 覀/西 is, what women need.) [west 西 = Under the horizon the sun sinks at the sunset in the west.]
(Asian women have less 'butt':) A body part of western 西 women is the waist.
JLPT HSK 5
intermediary, matchmaker, go-between, media/news
méi
Left: woman , right: a certain (the sweet tree is a certain)
The women go to the sweet tree, that is acting as intermediary (matchmaker).
JLPT HSK 5
authority, power, prestige
wēi
Outside: garrison (persons (= + ) with halberds ), woman
When the person with that halberd stands with one leg above a woman, he has a powerful authority.
JLPT HSK 5
soft, tender, delicate, light (color)
nèn
Left: woman , right: imperial order 敕 (It comes in a bundle and strikes 攵: the imperial order) [to strike 攵/= hand with stick ]
(Manufacturing process for flax fiber by beating) By women the bundle is beaten to until it is: soft.
JLPT HSK 5
paternal aunt, husband's sister, husband's mother (old)

Left: woman , right: old (originally a skull, but better the image of a tomb stone)
The woman who is old, is the paternal aunt.
JLPT HSK 5
obstruction, hinder, harm
fáng
Left: woman , right: direction/square
A woman at my side would be obstructing???
姿
JLPT HSK 5
appearance, beauty, disposition, looks

Top: next/following (ice is lacking [yawning person], what comes next?), below: woman
My next woman will have a great apperance.
JLPT HSK 5
to entrust, to accumulate, committee member
wēi, wěi
Top: rice plant , bottom: woman
Rice plants can women be entrusted.
JLPT HSK 5
marriage connections
yīn
Left: woman , right: cause/reason (For the fence around the tall person is a reason.)
Women are the cause of marriage connections.
JLPT HSK 5
(of a woman) to marry, to shift (blame etc)
jià
Left: woman , right: household (Under the roof with the personal pig )
The woman for the household is the bride.
JLPT HSK 5
banquet, feast, repose
yàn
From top: roof , sun , woman
Under the roof the sunny woman hosts a banquet.
JLPT HSK 5
entertain, amuse

Left: woman , right: (mouth and sky )
A woman with a mouth that is heaven-like, can be entertaining.
JLPT HSK 5
to take a wife, to marry (a woman)

Top: take, fetch (at ear by hand to grasp), bottom: woman
To "take a woman" means to marry.
JLPT HSK 5
grandmother (maternal), old woman
lǎo, mǔ
Left: woman , right: old, experienced (old man as a sitting person )
The woman of the old sitting man is: the grandmother.
JLPT HSK 6
nanny, woman who looks after small children

Left: woman , right: mother (= woman with emphasized, swollen bosom : when breast-feeding)
This woman stand for the mother: The nanny!
JLPT HSK 6
to dislike, suspicion, resentment, enmity
xián
Left: woman , right: combine, twice, concurrently (A hand ナ/ヨ holds two rice plants combined.)
(Women want a monogamous partnership:) If women do it in combination, she dislikes it.
JLPT HSK 6
baby, doll, pretty girl

Left: woman , right: double earth
The woman brings behind the two heaps of earth the baby to the earth.
JLPT HSK 6
suitable, adequate, ready, settled
tuǒ
Top: hand reaching down , below: woman
The hands reaching down (= caring) of the women settle the suitable adequately.
JLPT HSK 6
absurd, fantastic, presumptuous, rash
wàng
Top: death (coffin in cross-section), below: woman
The death of his woman, he considered to be: absurd.
JLPT HSK 6
infant, baby
yīng
Top: 2x money (here: nipple in a sucking mouth ), bottom: woman
Sucking mouths at the woman's nipples indicate infants/babies.
JLPT HSK 6
older brother's wife, sister-in-law
sǎo
Left: woman , right: old gentleman (supports himself with hands E, on a stick , which serves as 3rd hand .)
The woman of the old gentleman is that sister-in-law.
JLPT HSK 6
tender, frail, lovable, pampered, delicate
jiāo
Left: woman , right: tall (top:, here: sky : [Sky--long legs 丿| make tall.])
A woman with sky-long legs is tender and frail.
JLPT HSK 6
to play with, to juggle
shuǎ
Top: beard (closed mouth with a beard ), bottom: woman
The beards are liked by women: To play with.
JLPT HSK 6
sad, mournful, ice-cold frigid, dismal, grim, bleak

Left: ice , right: wife 妻 (The ten -handed woman is my [hardworking] wife.)
My ice-cold wife makes me: sad.
JLPT HSK 6
daughter in law

Left: woman , right: breath (I myself and my heart need a breath.)
The wife of him who derives from 'myself' and has my heart: My daugther in law.
JLPT HSK 6
to envy (success, talent), jealous

Left: woman , right: sliding door 戸
The woman (behind) the sliding door is full of envy.
JLPT HSK 6
make-up, adornment, dress up
zhuāng
Left: bed (here: a mirror with a wall holder (socket) ), right: woman
In front of the mirror is the woman doing the: make-up.
JLPT HSK 6
jealousy, be jealous of

Left: woman , right: illness/quick 疾 (The disease is arrow--like fast, because it makes sick quickly.)
This woman is sick of jealousy.
JLPT HSK 6
slave, servant

Left: woman , right: hand
Women's hands work like slaves.
JLPT HSK 6
greedy, avaricious, rapacious, insatiable
lán
Top: forest , bottom: women
Whoever sees the "forest" (= personal property) above "women" (= social contacts) is greedy.
JLPT no HSK
concubine, woman

Left: woman , right: minister, state official (An eye wide open represents the attentiveness of a minister)
The woman for the state official is the concubine.
JLPT no HSK
ginger
jiāng
Top: sheep (The horned animal with a backbone and laterally protruding due to thick wool 三 is the: sheep), bottom: woman
The sheep is spiced by the woman with: ginger.
JLPT no HSK
elegant, graceful
nuó
Left: woman , right: this, those (A double- edged sword in the village, what means this?)
The woman with that double-edged sword in the village, wants to be elegant.
JLPT no HSK
prostitute

Left: woman , right: support, twig (hand that holds a twig )
The woman shows with a twig, that she is a prostitute.
JLPT no HSK
cherry
yīng
Left: tree , right: infant, baby 婴 (Sucking mouths at the nipples of the woman indicate infants/babies - Here: as hanging cherries
The tree with hanging cherries for the woman is: the cherry.
JLPT no HSK
good, beautiful
é
Left: woman , right: I, me (In my hand a halberd and I am myself.)
The woman of mine is good and beautiful.
JLPT no HSK
to pacify, soothe, to appease
suí
Left: thread 纟/, right: to settle sth. adequately 妥 (The hands of the women settle the suitable)
(When taming animals) Threads settle adequately the: pacifying.
JLPT no HSK
graceful, tactful
wǎn
Left: woman , right: "as if", similar (When I at home in the evening slump (e.g. on the TV-coach) it's always just similar.)
(a particular ideal of beauty) Women who are similar, are for him: appealing.
JLPT no HSK
address term between sons-in-law

Left: woman , right: relatively weak (Put a plank on the volcanic vent because is relatively weak.)
The woman with the weak (family relation) is the: daughter-in-law.
JLPT no HSK
older sister

Left: woman , right: variant of younger brother
The woman who takes care of the half-finished younger brother is: the older sister.
JLPT no HSK
witch, devil, demon, goblin, enchanting
yāo
Left: woman , right: early death (don't mistake with sky )
The woman, who brings the early death is a witch.
JLPT no HSK
wife of father's younger brother
shěn
Left: woman , right: to examine, to investigate 审
The woman who talks (very much) under the roof is: this aunt.
JLPT no HSK
maid servant, slave girl

Left: woman , vulgar/low (A such untidy field is tenfold vulgar.)
The woman which is vulgar/low is: the maid servant.
JLPT no HSK
traitor, adultery, wicked, crafty
jiān
Left: woman , right: dry (laundry rack)
The woman who is conspicuously "dry" is the traitor.
JLPT no HSK
flatter, charm
mèi
Left: woman , right: eyebrow (The eye is framed by a lateral eyebrow.)
Women can use the eyebrows for flattering.
婿
JLPT no HSK
son-in-law

Left: woman , right: (var. of correct/proper , body )
The woman wants a "proper body" as son-in-law.
JLPT no HSK
you, thou

Left: water , right: woman
Water and women, that is needed by: you!
JLPT no HSK
a legendary beauty who flew to the moon, the lady in the moon
cháng
Left: woman , right: usually 常 (His esteem is given to this cloth usually.)
A woman should usually be in the moon.
JLPT no HSK
girl, phonetic "ni" (in girl's name)

Left woman , right: buddist nun (buttock from the side , sitting person )
A woman, sitting like a nun, is: a girl.
JLPT no HSK
young girl
niū
Left: woman , right: ugly (The devil was simplified to the ugly: , here: part of mother )
The woman, who is only a part of a mother is: a young girl.
JLPT no HSK
to be skilled at, refined, elegant
xián
Left: woman , right: leasure, free time 闲 (Through the gate /門 out to the trees , when you are at leisure)
(With experience, the work goes faster) If the woman wants free time, she has to be skilled.
JLPT no HSK
graceful, beautiful
juān
Left: woman , right: small worm (The head is as big as the body /)
(elegant restraint) A woman who is like a small worm, is considered as graceful?
JLPT no HSK
concubine, female servant
qiè
Top: to stand , bottom: woman
The standing woman is the: concubine.
JLPT no HSK
imperial concubine
fēi
Left: woman , right: self (Following the winding path I find myself.)
The woman herself is a concubine.
JLPT no HSK
handsome, good-looking
yáo
Left: woman , right: sign, omen (cracks in a turtle shell, used for divination.)
A woman has the "signs" of good looking.
JLPT no HSK
mushroom

Top: plant , bottom: paternal aunt 姑 (the woman who is old )
The plants (collected) by the old women, are the: mushrooms.
JLPT no HSK
all of a sudden, drizzle
shà
Top: rain (= window with cloud and drops ), right: concubine 妾 (The standing woman is the: concubine.)
In the rain is standing a woman (and says:) It came suddenly.
JLPT no HSK
amusement

Left: woman , right: to be happy, enjoy (A scholar with beans in his mouth is happy.)
Women are happy with amusement.
JLPT no HSK
to visit a prostitute
piáo
Left: woman , right: ticket, bank note (In the west 覀/西 you show your ticket) [West: 西 = Under the horizon the sun sinks at the sunset in the west]
For the woman you need a ticket, when: visiting a prostitute.
JLPT no HSK
dam, embankment, dike, bank, weir
yàn
Left: earth , right: 匽 (frame , sun (here: simplified field ), woman )
The earth that (protects) as a frame the (simplified) fields and the women is: a dam.
JLPT no HSK
parrot
yīng
Left: infant, baby 婴 (Sucking mouths at the nipples of the woman indicate infants/babies), right: bird 鸟
Like an infant (talks) this bird: the parrot.
JLPT no HSK
beautiful, sweet, captivating, engaging
yān
Left: woman , right: where, how 焉 (Is it correct , that the bird has no head: How? Where?)
The woman does it correctly when being like a bird: captivatingly beautiful.
JLPT no HSK
be pregnant
rèn
Left: woman , right: burden (spindle on which a thread is wound up)
The woman carries the burden of pregnancy.
JLPT no HSK
prostitute
chāng
Left: woman , right: to flourish (Two suns and it is flourishing)
The woman like two suns is: the prostitute.
JLPT no HSK
pregnant
shēn
Left: woman , right: early morning = image of: plowing (At the field corner a first line is plowed by the farmer .)
Women who were "plowed" are in pregnancy.
JLPT no HSK
graceful
tíng
Left: woman , right: pavilion, kiosk 亭 (Tall like a high nail is this pavilion.)
The woman (vendor) at the kiosk (pavilion) is graceful.
JLPT no HSK
direct line of descent, son of first wife

Left: woman , right: old emperor (mélange of emperor [He stands and is covered with cloth ] and old )
The (first) wife of the old emperor stands for the line of descent.
JLPT no HSK
to proceed slowly, leisurely, to deprecate, agile, graceful
shān
Left: woman , right: book, booklet (Here: two person walking hand-in-hand )
When women go 'hand-in-hand', they: proceeding slowly.
JLPT no HSK
to match, to pair, equal, to compare, to marry

Left: woman , right: variat. of trash can , to compare: (There are two sitting persons: Compare them)
When the woman puts something in the trash can and then compares it, everything inside is in: matching /pairing.
JLPT no HSK
beautiful, graceful
chán
Left: woman , right: single, indibidual (It shines the sun in a group of ten [with nine planets] as the single one.)
The woman is the only/single beautiful.
JLPT no HSK
imperial concubine
pín
Left: woman , right: guest, visitor (Under your roof a soldier is billeted as your guest.)
The woman for the guests is a concubine.
JLPT no HSK
enchanting, agreeable, active, comply with
wěi
Left: woman , right: tail, remainder 尾 (The hair at the buttocks )
Women with (horse)tails can be enchanting.

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