(nǚ rén) - woman, female in Mandarin
nǚrénTraditional: 女人
Translation
woman, female
Word origin
女人 (nǚrén) 'woman' joins 女 'female' with 人 'person'. 女 is a pictograph of a kneeling woman; 人 is a pictograph of a standing person in profile.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 女 (female) + 人 (person)
Stroke order
女
人
Examples
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She is a good woman.
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Who is that woman?
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Women's strength is great.
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She is a strong woman.
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An old woman walked over.
女人 (nǚ rén) means woman, female. It is used as a noun in everyday Mandarin speech.
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