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产妇 (chǎn fù) — postpartum woman; woman who has just given birth

Definition

产妇 specifically refers to a woman who has just given birth, emphasizing the postpartum recovery period. Unlike general terms for women, it is a medical/caregiving term used when discussing maternal health, rest, and nutrition.

noun
postpartum womanwoman who has just given birth
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 产妇。
    Zhè wèi chǎn fù xū yào hǎo hǎo xiū xi.
    This postpartum woman needs to rest well.
  • 产妇。
    chǎn fù De yíng yǎng fēi cháng zhòng yào.
    The nutrition of a postpartum woman is very important.
  • 产妇。
    Yī yuàn gěi chǎn fù tí gōng tè bié zhào gù.
    The hospital provides special care for postpartum women.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

产chǎnchildbirth
妇fùwoman

产妇 joins 产 (childbirth) and 妇 (woman), naming a woman in childbirth or after giving birth.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 產; 产 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
生生shēngto be born
Sound part声符shēngfú
彥
彥yàn產chǎn
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 產 pairs 生, "to be born," with 彥 as a sound part; the simplified 产 is a shorthand.

Open 产 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 婦; 妇 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
女女nǚwoman
Sound part声符shēngfú
帚
帚zhǒu婦fù
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 婦 pairs 女 (woman) with 帚 (broom), and the Shuowen reads it as a woman holding a broom. The simplified 妇 is a shorthand.

Open 妇 →
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