妇女

Etymology · 词源

“妇”的历史构形可以这样理解：女主要提示意义范围；彐主要提示较早的读音。这些部件的作用依据历史字形判断，不等同于今天看到的任意笔画组合。 “女”的历史构形可以这样理解：早期字形以图像方式表达意义。这些部件的作用依据历史字形判断，不等同于今天看到的任意笔画组合。 以上是各字的历史构形说明；“妇女”作为现代词语时，应结合完整词义学习，不能把单字意义机械相加。

Simplified form of 婦. Phonosemantic compound. 女 represents the meaning and 帚 represents the sound. The 帚 (broom) component may also be related to the meaning, since women were traditionally responsible for household chores. Pictograph of a woman. Depicts a stick-figure with breasts sitting or squatting down. These notes explain the characters’ formation. Learn 妇女 as a complete modern word rather than mechanically adding isolated character meanings.

Learning note · 学习提示：形旁通常提示意义范围，声旁通常提示较早的读音；现代普通话读音或字义可能已经发生变化。