雌性 cíxìng female
How to remember 雌性: 雌 female + 性 nature = female.
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How it is used
- Female (of animals/plants) - biological sex - 雌性动物 (cíxìng dòngwù) a female animal.
- Scientific/biological register; opposite 雄性 (xióngxìng, male). For women use 女性 (nǚxìng) - 雄性动物 (xióngxìng dòngwù) a male animal.
- Read cí. 雌 also appears in 雌雄 (male and female / who wins: 一决雌雄 to fight it out).