懂中文 Dong Chinese

雌

cí

female

Phonosemantic compound. 隹 represents the meaning and 此 represents the sound.

Components
隹 meaning component

隹  Meaning component

zhuī

  

bird

此 sound component

此  Sound component

cǐ

  

this

Evolution

雌 Seal script Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

Seal script

Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
雌 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
雌 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

雌  

cí

female; feminine; gentle, soft; Taiwan pr. [cī]

Most common words with 雌
Freq.
Word
Meaning

雌

female

雌激素

estrogen

雌性

female

雌雄

male and female

雌黄

orpiment