幗 (gwok3 | guo2) : a cap worn by women; feminine

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幗

gwok3

guo2

[1] a mourning cap worn by women [2] feminine

Stroke count: 14

Level: 3

Radical: 巾 (#50)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

幗 / 帼

This word has been viewed 2326 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by bybell on 28th Sep 2008 23:47 and last edited on 15th Jul 2009 15:08

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巾幗 gan1 gwok3 jin1 guo2 = a woman's head covering, a woman's head scarf; a woman (as a metaphor)

巾幗英雄 gan1 gwok3 jing1 hung4 jin1 guo2 ying1 xiong2 = a female hero; a heroine

巾幗不讓鬚眉 gan1 gwok3 bat1 joeng6 sou1 mei4 jin1 guo2 bu4 rang4 xu1 mei2 = womenfolk (巾幗) not conceding to men (鬚眉)

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Decimal representation of this word: 幗
Unicode code for this character: U+5e57 (off-site link)

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