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  *你* | 你* | *你
you (Note: In Taiwan, is used to address females, but in mainland China, it is not commonly used. Instead, is used to address both males and females.)
HSK 1
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  *女* | 女* | *女
female / woman / daughter
HSK 1
woman / female
HSK 3
they; them (females)
HSK 1
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  *表* | 表* | *表
exterior surface / family relationship via females / to show (one's opinion) / a model / a table (listing information) / a form / a meter (measuring sth)
HSK 2
woman / the female sex
HSK 5
schoolgirl / female student / girl
HSK 1
male-female / male and female
HSK 4
(coll.) close female friend; sis (between female friends)
female villager; (derog.) female peasant
(coll.) two sisters; two close female friends
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  *母* | 母* | *母
mother / elderly female relative / origin / source / (of animals) female
HSK 6
(coll.) male cousin through a female relative / (coll.) friendly form of address between men of similar age / (coll.) nickname for a person from Jiangxi
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  *牸* | 牸* | *牸
female of domestic animals
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  *凹* | 凹* | *凹
concave; depressed; sunken; indented; female (connector etc)
HSK 7-9
male and female / both types (acid and alkaline, positive and negative etc) / (chemistry) amphoteric
daughter's son / grandson / descendant via the female line
flower vase / (fig.) female employee considered to be just a pretty face (attractive but not very competent)
HSK 6
lit. hiding the moon, shaming the flowers (idiom) / fig. female beauty exceeding even that of the natural world
(zoology) (of a female) to be in heat; (of a male) to be in rut
(female) maid
geisha (Japanese female entertainer) / also written 藝妓|艺妓
lit. fish sink, goose alights (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子); fig. female beauty captivating even the birds and beasts
junior or younger female schoolmate
heroine (of a novel or film) / main female protagonist
female proprietor / lady boss / boss's wife
female infertility
(coll.) top-ranked female; leading female; top female personality (in a particular field, esp. in entertainment or sports)
female servant; maid
female geek; female nerd; otaku girl
Sharapova (Russian female tennis star)
circumcision (male or female)
younger female patrilineal cousin
salesgirl / female shop assistant
female warrior role in Chinese opera
Qiao Hong (1968–), retired Chinese female table tennis player
(female) social butterfly; socialite / courtesan
Xue Baochai, female character in Dream of Red Mansions, married to Jia Baoyu 賈寶玉|贾宝玉
the ovary and digestive glands of a female crab (eaten as a delicacy)
female dog / bitch
female companion
female general / (fig.) woman who is a leading figure in her area of expertise
wife of older male cousin via female line
female immortal / sorceress
woman / female / female compatriot
Mei Lanfang (1894-1961), famous master of Beijing opera, specialist in female roles
White Tiger (the seven mansions of the west sky) / (slang) hairless female genitalia
virgin female
nut (female component of nut and bolt)
sales girl; retail associate (female)
housewife (jocular) / female housekeeper of a higher rank (old) / busybody
senior or older female schoolmate
immortal (esp. female) / deity / fairy / Goddess / fig. beautiful woman
older female servant; amah
older female / woman of mature years (Japanese loanword)
(literary) that person (usually female) / she / one's intended
close female friend / confidante
lit. little princess / fig. spoiled girl / female version of 小皇帝
female dancer
female singer
younger female cousin through a female relative
witch / sorceress / female shaman
HSK 7-9
female singer (archaic)
female cousin through a female relative
to value males and attach less importance to females (idiom)
female charms / femininity
otome game – a romance simulation game targeted at women, typically featuring female protagonists and multiple male love interests (abbr. for 乙女遊戲|乙女游戏)
Fu Hao (c. 1200 BC), or Lady Hao, female Chinese general of the late Shang Dynasty 商朝
Li Qingzhao (1084-c. 1151), southern Song female poet
nut (female component of nut and bolt)
Mu Guiying, female warrior and heroine of the Yang Saga 楊家將|杨家将
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *伎* | 伎* | *伎
artistry / talent / skill / (in ancient times) female entertainer
abbr. for 空中小姐 / stewardess / air hostess / female flight attendant
husband of younger female cousin via female line
(slang) (lit.) to tear cunt / (fig.) (of females) to have a catfight / to have a bitch fight
wife of younger male cousin via female line / younger cousins via female line
cousin (via female line)
(slang) close female friend; sis (near homophone of 姐妹)
son of a male cousin via female line
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *坤* | 坤* | *坤
one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦, symbolizing earth / female principle // ancient Chinese compass point: 225° (southwest)
male cousin through a female relative
starring female role in a Chinese opera
stewardess / female flight attendant
Sun Yue (1973-), PRC female pop star / Sun Yue (1985-), PRC basketball star
Zhang Zhixin (1930-1975) female revolutionary and martyr, who followed the true Marxist-Leninist line as a party member, and was arrested in 1969, then executed in 1975 after opposing the counterrevolutionary party-usurping conspiracies of Lin Biao and the Gang of Four, and only rehabilitated posthumously in 1979
Ru Zhijuan (1925-1998), female novelist and politician
Guo Jingjing (1981-), Chinese female diver and Olympic gold medalist
female brothel keeper / a bawd
the females in a family / womenfolk
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  *姆* | 姆* | *姆
(old) female tutor / used in 保姆
senior female fellow student or apprentice / daughter (older than oneself) of one's teacher
female cook
female military role in a Chinese opera
peasant woman (in former times) / female farm worker
female external genitalia (anatomy) / vulva
female star / famous actress
Buddhist griftress (female Internet influencer who exploits Buddhist imagery for self-promotion or commercial purposes)
Bing Xin (1900-1999), female poet and children's writer
Dolly (1996-2003), female sheep, first mammal to be cloned from an adult somatic cell
diva; famous or accomplished female singer

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