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女
Female Antonym. 男 (nán)
- 女人 (nǚ rén) Woman Literal. Female person
- 女孩 (nǚ hái) Girl Literal. Female child
- 女友 (nǚ yǒu) Girlfriend
- 女神 (nǚ shén) Goddess Literal. Female god
- 仙女 (xiān nǚ) Fairy
Compound characters with 女 Female Radical are usually a way of addressing female or female-related
- 妈 (mā) Mother
- 姐 (jié) Elder sister
- 妹 (méi) Younger sister
- 妻 (qī) Wife
- 姑 (gū) Auntie (Paternal side)
- 姨 (yí) Auntie (Maternal side)
- 嫂 (sǎo) Brother's wife
- 媳妇 (xí fù) Daughter-in-law
- 女婿 (nǚ xù) Son-in-law
- 姑娘 (gū niàng) Lady
- 婚 (hūn) Marriage
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美女 (měi nǚ) Beauty / Babe Literal. Beautiful female – widely used in the past to describe "a beautiful woman". In recent years, it has become a popular term to address female strangers, for the fear of offending the person with other terms
女神 (nǚ shén) Goddess Literal. Female god – In the past, this simply refers to the religious and mythical female figures. Today, in the modern context, it is often used to make reference to female celebrities and female figures that one worships or adores
剩女 (shèng nǚ) Spinster Literal. Leftover female – modern slang for single women, around the age of 27 years and above
P.S. 女 Female Radical