女性 (nǚxìng) · female

女性 (nǚxìng) means “female; woman”. It is written with 2 characters: 女 (female) + 性 (-ness (suffix for quality)). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).

How 女性 is built

The characters

女 nǚ · female

What 女 is made of

女 is not built from smaller parts; it is written with 3 strokes.

Origin hint: A woman turned to the side (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

性 xìng · -ness (suffix for quality)

What 性 is made of

忄xīn — heart
- 八bā — eight
- 丨 — vertical stroke
生shēng — life
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 土tǔ — earth
  - 十 — ten
  - 一 — horizontal stroke

Origin hint: 忄 gives the meaning, 生 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

Example sentences

我们公司的女性很多。Wǒmen gōngsī de nǚxìng hěn duō.There are many women in our company.

这本书很受女性欢迎。Zhè běn shū hěn shòu nǚxìng huānyíng.This book is very popular with women.

Questions about 女性

What does 女性 mean?

女性 (nǚxìng) means “female; woman”.

How do you pronounce 女性?

女性 is pronounced nǚxìng.

Which HSK level is 女性?

女性 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025).

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Learn 女性 with its group

It is part of HSK 4 · Group 54: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.

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