女
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nǚ · woman, girl

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HSK 3.0 · Level 1Frequency #368
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3Total strokes

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 女

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nǚWords pronounced nǚ
nüWords pronounced nü
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Example sentences

Notice where 女 sits in each complete thought.

Nǐ shì wǒ de nǚ ér.你是我的女儿。

You are my daughter.

Source: Tatoeba #9453432 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Yǒu yí gè nán rén hé yí gè nǚ rén.有一个男人和一个女人。

There is a man and a woman.

Source: Tatoeba #2200376 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ kàn jiàn yí gè cháng tóufa de nǚ shēng.我看见一个长头发的女生。

I saw a girl with long hair.

Source: Tatoeba #332523 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ shì wèi liǎobùqǐ de nǚ xìng.你是位了不起的女性。

You're a wonderful woman.

Source: Tatoeba #5555755 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ shì gè nǚ rén.我是个女人。

I'm a woman.

Source: Tatoeba #7774367 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nàge ná zhe huā de nǚ rén shì shuí?那个拿着花的女人是谁?

Who is that woman holding the flowers?

Source: Tatoeba #811040 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 女 in context

  1. Say nǚ, then recall the core meaning: woman, girl.
  2. Write all 3 strokes while keeping the single-component balanced.
  3. Use it in 女儿 (nǚ ér), meaning “daughter”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 女 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.