雌

cí

female

Radical: 隹 Strokes: 14

Structure: Left-rightFrequency: Less common

Same radical

难集雅雄雀雁雕雉雠隽雍雏

Same radical

难集雅雄雀雁雕雉雠隽雍雏雇隼雒

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Character Decomposition

雌=此+隹

Etymology

bird

Meanings

female

Taiwan pr. cī

cí

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Words with 雌 81 total

orpiment · arsenic trisulfide As2S3 · make changes in writing · malign · criticize without grounds雌黄cí huáng pistil雌蕊cí ruǐ female hero (esp. in feminist discourse, cf. 英雄 yīng xióng)英雌yīng cí female雌性cí xìng lioness雌狮cí shī (slang) negative, toxic competition between women (esp. in seeking the favor and approval of men)雌竞cí jìng male and female雌雄cí xióng female of a species雌体cí tǐ doe雌鹿cí lù estriol雌三醇cí sān chún estrogen雌激素cí jī sù

Idioms with 雌 13 total Chain

to alter a text indiscriminately (idiom) · to make irresponsible criticism妄下雌黄wàng xià cí huáng to speak off the cuff · to casually opine信口雌黄xìn kǒu cí huáng to have a showdown; to fight for mastery; to compete for a championship一决雌雄yī jué cí xióng

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