[[Radicals|Radicals]] #Radicals #3-Strokes ## 女 (nǚ) Kanxi Radical 38 ![[女 (nǚ).svg]] ## Meaning The radical 女 (nǚ) is a Chinese character component that generally relates to "woman" or "female." The character 女 has maintained a fairly consistent form throughout the history of Chinese writing, always representing femininity or womanhood. In some characters, 女 can also play a phonetic role, giving hints about the pronunciation of the character. ## Examples Here are some Chinese characters that contain the 女 radical: [[好 hǎo]] - good, fine, nice [[妻 qī]] - wife, spouse [[奴 nú]] - servant; slave [[妃 fēi]] - concubine [[娄 lóu]] - emptiness; weekness