woman

old variant of 婦|妇[fu4]

woman (女) + broom (彐) = wife, woman of the house

The traditional form 婦 showed a woman holding a full broom, a picture of domestic authority rather than servitude. The simplified 妇 compresses the broom into 彐, but the household role it encodes is the same.

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WomanSemantic
BroomSemantic

这位人坐在门口等孩子回家。

zhè wèi fù rén zuò zài mén kǒu děng hái zi huí jiā。

This woman is sitting at the doorway waiting for her child to come home.

街上有一位老在卖菜。

jiē shang yǒu yī wèi lǎo fù zài mài cài。

On the street there is an old woman selling vegetables.

Words with 妇

妊妇

rèn fù

expecting mother

丑媳妇早晚也得见公婆

chǒu xí fù zǎo wǎn yě děi jiàn gōng pó

lit. the ugly daughter-in-law must sooner or later meet her parents-in-law (idiom)

长舌妇

cháng shé fù

female gossip

双独夫妇

shuāng dú fū fù

a married couple allowed dispensation to have second child

鼠妇

shǔ fù

woodlouse

中华全国妇女联合会

zhōng huá quán guó fù nǚ lián hé huì

All-China Women's Federation (PRC, established 1949)

主妇

zhǔ fù

housewife

二产妇

èr chǎn fù

lady who has given birth twice

佣妇

yōng fù

maid

儿媳妇

ér xí fù

daughter-in-law

儿媳妇儿

ér xí fù r

erhua form of 兒媳婦|儿媳妇[er2 xi2 fu4]

刁妇

diāo fù

shrew

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