woman
nǚ (nü3)
Radical no. 38 · 3 strokes (第 38 部首 · 3 画 dì 38 bùshǒu · 3 huà)
Radical ⼥ (nǚ) — meaning: woman, 3 strokes.
Origin & mnemonic
This radical originates from a pictograph in oracle-bone and seal scripts, depicting the form of a woman with arms crossed or raised in prayer. Over time, this image was simplified into the three distinctive curved strokes we see today.
Mnemonic: Three curved strokes hugged together like the silhouette of a woman's body — easy to remember as "woman."
Characters with this radical (含此部首的字 hán cǐ bùshǒu de zì)
110 characters- 嬴yíng
old variant of 贏|赢[ying2], to win, to profit
16 strokes
- 嬔fù
(archaic) baby rabbit
16 strokes
- 嬖bì
(treat as a) favorite
16 strokes
- 嬗shàn
(literary) to go through successive changes; to evolve
16 strokes
- 嬛huán
(used in names)
16 strokes
- 嬷mó
dialectal or obsolete equivalent of 媽|妈[ma1]
17 strokes
- 嬫róng
(used in female names)
17 strokes
- 嬬xū
mistress, concubine
17 strokes
- 嬲niǎo
to tease
17 strokes
- 嬹xìng
old variant of 興|兴[xing4]
19 strokes
- 嬿yàn
lovely
19 strokes
- 孀shuāng
(bound form) widow
20 strokes
- 孅xiān
cunning
20 strokes
- 娈luán
beautiful
22 strokes
Quick check
A few short questions. No score kept, no account needed.
Question 1 of 5
Which radical is the main radical of 媢?
Related radicals (相关部首 xiāngguān bùshǒu)
Same stroke count or numerically adjacent in the 214-radical set.