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HSK 46 strokesTrad.

woman

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
Meaning
woman
Strokes
6
HSK level
HSK 4
Traditional

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿰女彐

Simplified form of 婦; a woman 女 with a broom 彐

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

Parts are arranged left to right.

Traditional form : A woman 女 with a broom 帚

How to write step by step

6 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with

Common words using — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

HSK 4

a (married) couple

Open 夫妇 page →
zhǔ
HSK 7-9

housewife; woman of senior authority in a household; the lady of the house;…

Open 主妇 page →
HSK 7-9

daughter-in-law

Open 媳妇 page →
yùn
HSK 7-9

pregnant woman

Open 孕妇 page →
guǎ
HSK 7-9

widow

Open 寡妇 page →
yōng

maid; female servant; domestic worker; domestic helper; housekeeper

Open 佣妇 page →
diāo

shrew; virago

Open 刁妇 page →

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