媍 (fù) - Woman & wife

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fù ｜ 12 strokes ｜ radical:

枫惠

媍 · fù

Woman;

wife;

married woman (archaic variant of 婦/妇).

Womanwifemarried woman (archaic variant of 婦/妇).

Usage highlights

WomanWifeMarried womanFemaleLady

Synonyms

  • 婦— wife; married woman
  • 妻— wife
  • 女— woman; female

Antonyms

  • 夫— husband; man
  • 男— male; man

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The character represents a woman (女).
  • In ancient texts, it meant wife (媍).
  • This is an older form of the modern character (婦/妇).

Collocations

  • Woman(女人)
  • Wife(妻子)
  • Married woman(已婚女子)
  • Female(女性)
  • Lady(女士)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • 媍 is an archaic variant of 婦 (simplified: 妇), which means 'wife' or 'married woman'.
  • The character contains the female radical 女, indicating its association with women.
  • This character is rarely used in modern Chinese and appears mainly in historical texts.

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