Origins of the Chinese Character for Married Woman #chineselanguage#chineseclass #studychinese

The Chinese character 妇 (fù), meaning “woman,” “wife,” or “married woman,” is the simplified form of 婦.

In ancient Chinese script, the traditional character 婦 was composed of two parts:

女 (“woman”) on the left, indicating the meaning.

帚 (“broom”) on the right.

In early forms such as oracle bone script and bronze inscriptions, the character depicted a woman holding a broom, symbolizing a married woman responsible for household duties in traditional Chinese society. This visual idea reflected the historical association between women and domestic work.

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