女(nǚ): female
HSK 13 strokes
Readingsnǚrǔ
female
Stroke order animation
Character information
- Pinyin
- nǚ / rǔ
- Meaning
- female; woman; daughter
- Strokes
- 3
- HSK level
- HSK 1
- Traditional
- Same
Origin & structure
Where 女 comes from and how its parts fit together.
Pictograph
A woman turned to the side
A drawing of the thing it names.
How to write 女 step by step
3 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.
- 1
- 2
- 3
Words with 女
Common words using 女 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.
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