雌

cí

female

Taiwan pr. [ci1]

this-sound (此) + bird (隹) = female (of birds and animals)

隹 depicts a short-tailed bird, anchoring the meaning in the animal world. 此 mainly contributes the sound cí; the bird radical carries the sense of female creature.

此+隹→雌
此ThisPhonetic
隹Short-tailed birdSemantic

这只鸟是雌的,羽毛颜色比雄的浅。

zhè zhī niǎo shì cí de, yǔmáo yánsè bǐ xióng de qiǎn。

This bird is female; its feather color is lighter than the male's.

动物园里有一只雌狮,刚生了三只小狮子。

dòngwùyuán lǐ yǒu yì zhī cí shī, gāng shēng le sān zhī xiǎo shīzi。

There is a female lion in the zoo that just gave birth to three lion cubs.

Words with 雌

雌雄同体

cí xióng tóng tǐ

hermaphrodite

雌三醇

cí sān chún

estriol

雌性接口

cí xìng jiē kǒu

female connector

雌性激素

cí xìng jī sù

estrogen

雌狮

cí shī

lioness

雌竞

cí jìng

(slang) negative, toxic competition between women (esp. in seeking the favor and approval of men)

雌蕊

cí ruǐ

pistil

雌雄

cí xióng

male and female

雌雄同体人

cí xióng tóng tǐ rén

a hermaphrodite

雌雄同体性

cí xióng tóng tǐ xìng

hermaphroditism

雌雄异色

cí xióng yì sè

sexual coloration

雌体

cí tǐ

female of a species

More characters with 此

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