Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

female

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “ci” becomes a different word in each tone. 雌 is the 2nd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 雌雄cí xióngmale and female
  • 雌性cí xìngfemale
  • 雌体cí tǐfemale of a species
  • 雌黄cí huángorpiment; arsenic trisulfide As2S3; make changes in writing; malign
  • 雌竞cí jìng(slang) negative, toxic competition between women (esp. in seeking the favor and approval of men)

Example Sentence

在很多鸟类中,雄鸟的羽毛比雌鸟更鲜艳。Zài hěn duō niǎo lèi zhōng, xióng niǎo de yǔ máo bǐ cí niǎo gèng xiān yàn.In many birds, the male feathers are brighter than the female ones.

Zàiathěnveryduōmany鸟类niǎo lèibirdszhōngmiddlexióngmaleniǎobirddeof羽毛yǔ máofeathercompared tofemaleniǎobirdgèngmore鲜艳xiān yànbright-colored