漢字Kanji · in Animals & Wildlife
雌: feminine, female
JLPT N114 strokesSecondary schoolYour ink: 白 Not met
- 此(sound)
- 隹old bird(meaning)
隹 carries the meaning · 此 gives the sound
14 strokes
Three readings, and the words that use each
シshi · on'yomi · in compounds
- 雌雄しゆうmale and female (animals); the two sexes
め-me- · kun'yomi · on its own
- 雌花めばなfemale flower; pistillate flower
めすmesu · kun'yomi
- 雌めすfemale (animal, plant)
Also read めん, with no example words in our sources. Words: JMdict, EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0.
成り立ち
Where it comes from
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“Look at those folded wings and that sturdy little body! This is the bird that rests on the garden branches and chirps at dawn.”
繋がり
Connections
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
In ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · cí
Same form: 雌 is written the same way in mainland China (simplified) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (traditional).
- Simplified
- 雌 mainland China, Singapore
- Traditional
- 雌 Taiwan, Hong Kong
Pinyin cí most common reading
Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.
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