妇 (fù) is a Chinese character meaning “married woman”. It is written from 女 (woman; female) and 彐 (snout radical; a three-stroke block closed on the right), side by side, and takes 6 strokes.
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Structure
女 + 彐
Left–right structure
- 女 woman; female · nǚ meaning
- 彐 snout radical; a three-stroke block closed on the right · jì simplified form
Structure from: 现代字形拆分，以 hanzi-writer-data 笔画核验：6 画 = 女 3 画 + 彐 3 画；部首取 UCD CJKRadicals 女部
Memory aid
A woman (女) stands beside 彐, a shelf of three stacked lines closed on the right. Picture her stacking folded cloth on it — the married woman of the household.
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
6 strokes
In real words
- 妇女fù nǚwomen妇 = fù
- 夫妇fū fùhusband and wife; married couple妇 = fù
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All readings
married woman
married woman; woman; wife
已婚的女子；也泛指成年女性；还可指妻子。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 妇女fù nǚwomen妇 = fù
- 夫妇fū fùhusband and wife; married couple妇 = fù
Stroke data: hanzi-writer-data (Arphic Public License) · licenses & attributions
Questions people ask about this character
What does 妇 mean?
妇 (fù) means married woman; woman; wife.
How do you pronounce 妇?
It is pronounced fù.
What parts is 妇 made of?
女 (woman; female) and 彐 (snout radical; a three-stroke block closed on the right), side by side. The recorded source is: 现代字形拆分，以 hanzi-writer-data 笔画核验：6 画 = 女 3 画 + 彐 3 画；部首取 UCD CJKRadicals 女部. Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.
How many strokes does 妇 have?
6. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 妇?
女. The radical is how the character is filed in a dictionary — it is not the whole story of how the character is built.
What words use 妇?
Common ones are 妇女 and 夫妇. The reading of 妇 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.