父女
HSK 4 (exam 2025)
父女 (fùnǚ) · father and daughter
父女 (fùnǚ) means “father and daughter”. It is written with 2 characters: 父 (father) + 女 (female). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 父女 is built
The characters
父 fù · father
What 父 is made of
- 八bā — eight
- 乂yì — crossed strokes
- 丿 — falling stroke
Origin hint: A hand 乂 holding an axe 八 (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
他们父女俩长得很像。Tāmen fùnǚ liǎ zhǎng de hěn xiàng.The father and daughter look very alike.
这对父女每天一起跑步。Zhè duì fùnǚ měi tiān yìqǐ pǎobù.This father and daughter run together every day.
Questions about 父女
What does 父女 mean?
父女 (fùnǚ) means “father and daughter”.
How do you pronounce 父女?
父女 is pronounced fùnǚ.
Which HSK level is 父女?
父女 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025).
Related words
- 父母fùmǔparents
- 父亲fùqīnfather
- 祖父zǔfùgrandfather (father's father)
- 父子fùzǐfather and son
- 女儿nǚ'érdaughter
- 女孩儿nǚháirgirl
- 女朋友nǚpéngyougirlfriend
- 女人nǚrenwoman
- 女生nǚshēnggirl
- 女子nǚzǐwoman
Learn 父女 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 · Group 21: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.