雌雄
Old HSK 6
雌雄 (cíxióng) · male and female
雌雄 (cíxióng) means “male and female”. It is written with 2 characters: 雌 (female) + 雄 (alpha male). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 雌雄 is built
The characters
雌 cí · female
What 雌 is made of
- 此cǐ — this
- 止zhǐ — to stop
- 上shàng — above
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 匕bǐ — spoon
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 止zhǐ — to stop
- 隹zhuī — short-tailed bird
- 亻rén — person
雄 xióng · alpha male
What 雄 is made of
- 厷gōng — forearm
- 厶sī — private
- 隹zhuī — short-tailed bird
- 亻rén — person
Example sentences
这种鸟的雌雄很难分辨。Zhè zhǒng niǎo de cíxióng hěn nán fēnbiàn.It's hard to tell males from females in this bird.
两个队要决一雌雄。Liǎng gè duì yào jué yī cíxióng.The two teams will fight it out.
Questions about 雌雄
What does 雌雄 mean?
雌雄 (cíxióng) means “male and female”.
How do you pronounce 雌雄?
雌雄 is pronounced cíxióng.
Which HSK level is 雌雄?
雌雄 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
Learn 雌雄 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 34: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.