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(nǚ xìng) - woman, female, the female sex in Mandarin

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Traditional: 女性

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Translation

woman, female, the female sex

Word origin

A compound of 女 (nǚ, woman), a pictograph of a kneeling figure, and 性 (xìng, nature or sex), together denoting the female sex.

Origin
compound
Root
女 (nǚ, woman) + 性 (xìng, sex, nature)

Stroke order

Stroke order for 女

Stroke order for 性

Examples

Modern women are increasingly independent.

This company has many female employees.

This magazine is aimed mainly at female readers.

Society should respect women's rights.

lǐnggǎng

More and more women have taken up leadership positions.

女性 (nǚ xìng) means woman or the female sex, a more formal term than 女人. Its counterpart is 男性 (nán xìng), the male sex.

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This word is part of lesson 31.