妇 fù — married women · English

妇

fù

married women

At a glance · 妇

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Evolution of the glyph

Five stages, from a sketch of the real object to regular script — tap a stage, drag the timeline, or play the animation.

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seen
Oracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCE
Seal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCE
Clerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CE
Regular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seenOracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCESeal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCEClerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CERegular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

⚠ Some ancient forms are not attested：oracle bone form、seal script form。No excavated oracle bone / seal artifact is attested for this character yet; we leave it blank rather than fabricate.

「妇」繁体「婦」从女从帚，甲骨文象女持帚，小篆承之。

What the sketch shows

Origins & notes

「妇」本义为已婚女子、妻子，引申妇女。

Structure

从女、从帚，会意字，女持箕帚为妇，本为媳妇女子。简作妇。

At a glance

Pinyinfù

Radical女

Strokes6

UnicodeU+5987

Character type会意

Theme人伦

Six languages, one character

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English married women married women; woman; wife

Français femme / épouse Femme, épouse. «夫唱妇随» : la femme (épouse).

Español mujer / esposa Mujer, esposa. «夫唱妇随»: la mujer (esposa).

العربية امرأة / زوجة امرأة، زوجة. «夫唱妇随»: الزوجة.

Русский женщина / жена Женщина, жена. «夫唱妇随»: жена.

Common words

妇女fù nǚwoman
媳妇xí fùdaughter-in-law

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