Chinese

女性

/ny²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕiŋ⁵¹/
the female sex; female
  • HSK 5
  • TOCFL 6

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  • characterChinese女 “woman; (only of humans in Standard Chinese) female”
  • characterChinese性 “nature; character; personality”
    • meaningChinese心 “heart (Classifier: 顆／颗 m; 個／个 c; 粒 mn)”
    • soundChinese生 “to live; to subsist; to exist”
      • ideaChinese屮 “new birth of plant”
      • ideaChinese一 “one”

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