雌 cí
- Strokes
- 14
- Radical
- 隹 — short-tailed bird
- Made of
- 此 this, these 隹 short-tailed bird
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
雌性
cíxìng
female; female sex
Characters in this word
性 xìng
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 忄 — heart
- Made of
- 忄 heart 生 life, lifetime
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 这种雌性昆虫在产卵后会迅速离开巢穴。 Zhè zhǒng cíxìng kūnchóng zài chǎnluǎn hòu huì xùnsù líkāi cháoxué. This kind of female insect quickly leaves the nest after laying eggs.
- 这只小鸟是雌性，羽毛没有雄鸟那么鲜艳。 Zhè zhī xiǎoniǎo shì cíxìng, yǔmáo méiyǒu xióngniǎo nàme xiānyàn. This little bird is female; its feathers are not as bright as the male's.
- 医生通过检查，确认这只小狗是雌性。 Yīshēng tōngguò jiǎnchá, quèrèn zhè zhī xiǎogǒu shì cíxìng. After an examination, the vet confirmed that this puppy is female.
Related words
- 个性 gèxìng personality; individuality
- 性 xìng nature; quality
- 性别 xìngbié gender
- 性格 xìnggé personality; character
- 性质 xìngzhì nature; property
- 男性 nánxìng male
- 女性 nǚxìng woman; female
- 特性 tèxìng special feature
- 性能 xìngnéng performance
- 理性 lǐxìng rational, reasonable; reason
- 弹性 tánxìng elasticity
- 性价比 xìngjiàbǐ cost-performance ratio