妇
fù HSK4

married women

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approved by Prismcool · Aug 24, 2024, 02:59 AM · Reviewed by Prismcool on Aug 24, 2024, 02:59 AM

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Simplified form of 婦. Depicts a woman (女) using a broom (帚). Women were traditionally responsible for household chores in ancient times. 帚 also represents the sound.

Components

女
女 Iconic component
彐
彐 Simplified component

Shorthand for the 帚 component in the traditional character 婦.

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode