妇女
Old HSK 5
妇女 (fùnǚ) · woman
妇女 (fùnǚ) means “woman; women”. It is written with 2 characters: 妇 (married woman) + 女 (female). It is an old HSK 5 word (HSK 2.0).
How 妇女 is built
The characters
妇 fù · married woman
What 妇 is made of
- 女nǚ — woman
- 彐jì — snout
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 二 — two strokes
Origin hint: Simplified form of 婦; a woman 女 with a broom 彐 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
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)
Example sentences
三月八日是国际妇女节。Sānyuè bā rì shì guójì fùnǚ jié.March 8th is International Women's Day.
这个组织专门帮助农村妇女。Zhège zǔzhī zhuānmén bāngzhù nóngcūn fùnǚ.This organization helps rural women.
Questions about 妇女
What does 妇女 mean?
妇女 (fùnǚ) means “woman; women”.
How do you pronounce 妇女?
妇女 is pronounced fùnǚ.
Which HSK level is 妇女?
妇女 is in Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 夫妇fūfùmarried couple
- 媳妇xífuwife
- 女儿nǚ'érdaughter
- 女孩儿nǚháirgirl
- 女朋友nǚpéngyougirlfriend
- 女人nǚrenwoman
- 女生nǚshēnggirl
- 女子nǚzǐwoman
- 子女zǐnǚchildren
- 美女měinǚbeautiful woman
Learn 妇女 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 5 · Group 30: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.