Characters · 3 strokes
女
nǚ woman
Where the shape comes from
A figure kneeling with arms crossed. It appears in many characters about people and family.
Write it
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Stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi via Hanzi Writer, Arphic Public License.
Three words that use it
女儿
nǚ'ér
daughter
女人
nǚrén
woman
女朋友
nǚ péngyou
girlfriend
Watch out: the mistake people make
Typing it. The ü is typed as v on most Chinese keyboards, so nǚ is nv.