雌性

cíxìng

noun #16,369

Meanings

1 female (of animals or plants)
2 feminine (biology)

Characters

female (animal/plant)

nature; sex; gender

Examples

这只是一只雌性大熊猫。

Zhè zhǐ shì yī zhī cíxìng dàxióngmāo.

This is a female giant panda.

雌性蚊子才会叮人。

Cíxìng wénzi cái huì dīng rén.

Only female mosquitoes bite people.

Tips

usage

雌性 is for animals and biology. For people, use 女性 (nǚxìng). The opposite is 雄性 (xióngxìng, male). In electronics, 雌 means 'female' connector.

Stroke Order

雌 cí

性 xìng