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The Shuōwén Seal form of 女(𠨰) nǚ ‘girl/woman’ derives from old pictographs sketching a woman; in much older (OBI) graphs the woman seems to be kneeling/sitting; a central loop represents the folded arms (as cradling a child), or breasts; the first stroke (㇛) of the modern form corresponds to the central curved stroke of the Seal form (the top of which marks the head, and the bottom the foot, in old graphs); the other two strokes (㇒, ㇐) of the modern form correspond to the other two Seal strokes (which draw the central ‘arms/breasts’ loop of the old graph). | The Shuōwén Seal form of 女(𠨰) nǚ ‘girl/woman’ derives from old pictographs sketching a woman; in much older (OBI) graphs the woman seems to be kneeling/sitting; a central loop represents the folded arms (as cradling a child), or breasts; the first stroke (㇛) of the modern form corresponds to the central curved stroke of the Seal form (the top of which marks the head, and the bottom the foot, in old graphs); the other two strokes (㇒, ㇐) of the modern form correspond to the other two Seal strokes (which draw the central ‘arms/breasts’ loop of the old graph). | ||
Compare: 母() mǔ ‘mother’, 毋() wú ‘do not/don't’; these are related modifications of 女, and help clarify its structure: in 母() mǔ ‘mother’ two dots are added to mark the nipples/breasts (of a nursing mother); and in 毋() wú ‘do not’ the two dots are a single line (抹胸 old-style garment covering/binding the breasts, chest-wrap/halter/vest; cf. 束胸/乳, 胸罩, 兜肚, 兜兜); the strokes 𠨰 of 母 (omitting the two dots) can be seen as a variant of 女. | Compare: 母() mǔ ‘mother’, 毋() wú ‘do not/don't’; these are related modifications of 女, and help clarify its structure: in 母() mǔ ‘mother’ two dots are added to mark the nipples/breasts (of a nursing mother); and in 毋() wú ‘do not’ the two dots are a single line (抹胸 old-style garment covering/binding the breasts, chest-wrap/halter/bodice/vest/brassière; cf. 束胸/乳, 胸罩, 兜肚, 肚兜, 兜兜); the strokes 𠨰 of 母 (omitting the two dots) can be seen as a variant of 女. | ||
Ancient graphs associated with 女/母/毋 are very similar to each other; cf. 坤(𦥔) kūn ‘female’, 身() shēn ‘(pregnant) body’, 中() zhōng ‘center’, 婁(𡞔) lóu ‘hollow/empty/idle’. | Ancient graphs associated with 女/母/毋 are very similar to each other; cf. 坤(𦥔) kūn ‘female’, 身() shēn ‘(pregnant) body’, 中() zhōng ‘center’, 婁(𡞔) lóu ‘hollow/empty/idle’. | ||
Stroke Order: The modern form 女 has 3 strokes (4 segments): ㇛, ㇒, ㇐ (but as a left-side radical it may be written quickly as only 2 strokes ㇛, ㇇). | Stroke Order: The modern form 女 has 3 strokes (4 segments): ㇛, ㇒, ㇐ (but as a left-side radical it may be written quickly as only 2 strokes ㇛, ㇇). | ||
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