巾帼 jīn guó — woman; the female sex

巾帼
jīn guó

Characters: 巾 · 帼

Definitions

  1. woman; the female sex

More definitions

CC-CEDICT

  1. woman
  2. woman's headdress (ancient)

zdic(汉典)

  1. 古代妇女的头巾和发饰。
  2. 对妇女的代称。

Examples

  • 她虽是女子，却有不让须眉的巾帼气概。

    Though a woman, she had the mettle to outdo any man.

  • 古代常以巾帼作为妇女的代称。

    In ancient times, jinguo was used as a way to refer to women.