巾帼 (jīn guó) — (historical) woman's headdress or scarf; (honorific) women, especially heroic or accomplished women

Definition

Literary/honorific word for 'women,' especially heroic or accomplished ones — always paired with a praising epithet (巾帼英雄, 巾帼不让须眉). The literal 'headdress' sense is historical and rarely used alone.

noun
(historical) woman's headdress or scarf(honorific) women, especially heroic or accomplished women

Examples

  • 巾帼。
    jīn guó Yīng xióng zài zhàn chǎng shàng lì xià dà gōng.
    A female hero made great achievements on the battlefield.
  • 巾帼。
    Zhè cì dà huì yāo qǐng le zhòng duō jīn guó dài biǎo cān jiā.
    This conference invited many women representatives to participate.
  • 巾帼，。
    jīn guó Bú ràng xū méi, tā men zài gè gè lǐng yù dōu biǎo xiàn chū sè.
    Women are not inferior to men; they perform excellently in all fields.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéSide by side

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

巾jīnscarf
帼guóheaddress

巾 and 帼 are headwear, together naming women in general.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The form 巾 is a picture of a piece of cloth hanging down.

Open 巾 →

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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