Shareables · HSK 2 · 声 · Sound series
声旁 · 女 gives the sound
女 carries the sound in 8 characters, including 要.
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女nǚfemale/woman/daughter/archaic variant of 汝
同声旁 · SAME SOUND COMPONENT
The component is the clue: once you can read 女, you can guess all of these.
| Character | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 要 | yào | to want; to need; to ask for/will; shall; about to/need to; should/important/(yāo) to demand; to coerce |
| 好 | hǎo | good/appropriate; proper/all right!/(before a verb) easy to/(before a verb) good to/(before an adjective for exclamatory effect) so/(verb complement indicating completion)/(of two people) close; on intimate terms |
| 妖 | yāo | goblin/witch/devil/bewitching/enchanting/monster/phantom/demon |
| 嫂 | sǎo | (bound form) older brother's wife; sister-in-law |
| 姚 | yáo | surname Yao/handsome/good-looking |
| 姥 | lǎo | grandma (maternal)/governess/old woman |
| 娆 | ráo | graceful |
| 媪 | ǎo | old woman |
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