妇女women 3月8日是国际妇女节，世界各地都会庆祝女同胞们的节日，向她们为社会和家庭所做的贡献致谢。 March 8th marks “International Women’s Day (IWD),” when females the world over are celebrated for their integral contribution to society and life in general. 今天我为大家讲一下“女”字。Here is the Chinese character for woman/women. 女，指女性，与“男”(nán)相对。 Literal Definition: woman/women, opposite to man/men 古代以未婚的为“女”，已婚的为“妇”。现通称“妇女”：女人、女士、女流（含轻蔑意）、少（shào ）女。 In ancient China, an unwedded young woman was identified as “女” (nǚ)，and wedded woman as “妇”（fù). Now, however, we don’t distinguish between married and unmarried females when identifying women. We use the following words to say “woman.” 妇女(fù nǚ ) women, in general 女人(nǚ rén) woman 女士(nǚ shì) woman, in a respectful manner 女流(nǚ liú) women, with a slightly disrespectful manner. 少女(shào nǚ) young woman. 女是象形字。甲骨文字形,象一个敛手跪着的人形。双膝跪在地上，上身挺直，臀部坐在小腿肚上。在古代中国，这样的坐姿是一种符合礼数的姿势。“女”字精准描绘出了古时女人的静美和坐姿优雅. The Chinese character used for “woman” was originally meant to look like a kneeling figure with folded hands. The figure’s knees were on the floor, chin up, buttocks sitting on her calves. In ancient China, a woman taking this pose was believed to show good manners. This character was meant to depict the “beauty” of a quiet woman with elegant posture. 随着时间的推移，“女”字也有了变化，下图展示了“女”字是如何演变的。 Over time, the character has changed as follows. “女”字后来也被用作偏旁，这才有了这个字：好，妇等等。 The character was used later on as a component of other character like: 好(hǎo )、妇(fù) etc. “好”:一个女人身边站了一个孩子，意指会生育的女人好。 Literally means “good.” The characters represent a woman and a child standing next to each other. The idea is that a woman being able to give birth is a “good” thing. “妇”：一个女人旁边有一个打扫卫生的笤帚，意指已婚女人在家打扫卫生。 “妇”means a wedded woman. The character is supposed to depict a woman with a broom by her side. In the old days, a married woman’s main duty was to look after the household. 还有很多其他女字旁的词或女字相关的词，例如： Other examples of the Chinese character for “woman” being used to form other words are: 女朋友 nǚ péng you 〖girlfriend〗；女歌手 nǚ gē shǒu 〖songstress; female singer〗 ·····