雌 (cí): female
雌 (cí) is a Chinese character meaning “female.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 此 (phonetic) and 隹 (semantic). It ranks #3133 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 雌 bird. Its radical form 隹 (short-tailed bird) appears in many related characters such as 难 (nán, difficult (to...)), 雅 (yǎ, elegant), 集 (jí, to gather).
Definitions
- female
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 雌性 | cí xìng | female |
| 雌雄 | cí xióng | male and female |
| 雌激素 | cí jī sù | estrogen |
| 雌黄 | cí huáng | orpiment |
| 雌雄同体人 | cí xióng tóng tǐ rén | a hermaphrodite |
| 雌雄同体性 | cí xióng tóng tǐ xìng | hermaphroditism |
| 雌性接口 | cí xìng jiē kǒu | female connector |
| 信口雌黄 | xìn kǒu cí huáng | to speak off the cuff |
| 雌雄同体 | cí xióng tóng tǐ | hermaphrodite |
| 决一雌雄 | jué yī cí xióng | see 一決雌雄|一决雌雄[yi1 jue2 ci2 xiong2] |
| 一决雌雄 | yī jué cí xióng | to have a showdown |
| 雌性激素 | cí xìng jī sù | estrogen |
| 雌雄异色 | cí xióng yì sè | sexual coloration |
| 妄下雌黄 | wàng xià cí huáng | to alter a text indiscriminately (idiom) |
| 孤雌生殖 | gū cí shēng zhí | parthenogenesis (biol. a female reproducing without fertilization) |
雌 appears in 21 compound words: 76 as the first character, 0 as the last, and 24 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 雌 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (6)
to alter a text indiscriminately (idiom); to make irresponsible criticism
to alter a text indiscriminately (idiom); to make irresponsible criticism
Example Sentences
学习雌字需要反复练习，才能写得工整。
xué xí cí zì xū yāo fǎn fù liàn xí , cái néng xiě dé gōng zhěng .
You need to practice writing the character "雌" repeatedly to make it look neat.
...得了闭经怎么调理?B超看子宫内膜厚度判断雌激素水平吗
. . . dé le bì jīng zěn má diào lǐ ? B chāo kàn zǐ gōng nèi mó hòu dù pàn duàn cí jī sù shuǐ píng ma
... How to treat amenorrhea? Can B-ultrasound judge estrogen levels by looking at the thickness of the endometrium?
男人勃不起是什么原因引起的呢?肥胖引发雌激素升高抑制雄激素吗
nán rén bó bù qǐ shì shén má yuán yīn yǐn qǐ de ne ? féi pàng yǐn fā cí jī sù shēng gāo yì zhì xióng jī sù ma
What causes men to have an erection? Does obesity cause an increase in estrogen and inhibit androgens?
老年人子宫下垂的治疗有哪些?雌激素软膏改善阴道萎缩吗
lǎo nián rén zǐ gōng xià chuí de zhì liáo yǒu nǎ xiē ? cí jī sù ruǎn gāo gǎi shàn yīn dào wěi suō ma
What are the treatments for uterine ptosis in the elderly? Does estrogen ointment improve vaginal atrophy?
老年人子宫下垂的治疗有哪些?绝经后雌激素缺乏是主因吗
lǎo nián rén zǐ gōng xià chuí de zhì liáo yǒu nǎ xiē ? jué jīng hòu cí jī sù quē fá shì zhǔ yīn ma
What are the treatments for uterine ptosis in the elderly? Is estrogen deficiency the main cause after menopause?
Character Family
隹 Radical Family — Characters sharing the short-tailed bird radical
Frequently Asked Questions
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