女

nǚ = nü + Ø3

female / woman / daughter

I'll represent 女 by Bessie Coleman, the first female pilot of African American descent.

女

rǔ = ru + Ø3

archaic variant of 汝[ru3]

女 character breakdown

The character 女 cannot be broken down into individual components.

Characters with 女 as component

嫦

cháng = ch + ang2

a legendary beauty who flew to the moon / the lady in the moon

姥

mǔ = mu + Ø3

governess / old woman

姥

lǎo = l + ao3

grandma (maternal)

姥 = 女 + 老 : Sir Lancelot (l) and his mother Bessie Coleman (女) meet Lancelot's granddad (老) in the aorta (ao3). His granddad says that he cannot keep his secret anymore: actually he's a woman, so he's his maternal grandma (姥). She also wants to become governess (姥) of the aorta.

婪

惏

lán = l + an2

old variant of 婪[lan2]

婪

lán = l + an2

avaricious

婪 = 女 + 林 : Bessie Coleman (女) is setting up Christmas trees (林) inside the anthill's kitchen (an2). Sir Lancelot (l) comes over and scolds her for being so avaricious (婪), because Bessie hasn't used any decoration for the two Christmas trees.

要

yào = y + ao4

to want; to need; to ask for / will; shall; about to / need to; should / if (same as 要是[yao4 shi5]) / (bound form) important

要

ya̅o = y + ao1

(bound form) to demand; to coerce

要

ya̅o = y + ao1

to demand / to request / to coerce

要

yào = y + ao4

important / vital / to want / to ask for / will / going to (as future auxiliary) / may / must / (used in a comparison) must be / probably / if

要 = 女 + 覀 : Bessie Coleman shows Maud Younger how to use a knuckle duster in the aorta's bathroom. She says it's very important and that Maud will have to get one herself.

姿

zi̅ = z + Ø1

beauty / disposition / looks / appearance

姿 = 女 + 次 : Zorro (z) helps Bessie Coleman (女) work on her posture (姿) in front of the space station (Ø1). Bessie is standing on a cube (次) and Zorro tells her how to move and how to stand.