女朋友 (nǔ péng you)

Character breakdown

• 女 (nǔ) · 3 strokes

  Depicts a woman sitting or squatting down.

• 朋 (péng) · 8 strokes

  Depicts a pair of strings of jade mounted together. The meaning later shifted to "friend". Not related to 月 (moon), despite the visual similarity.

• 友 (yǒu) · 4 strokes

  Pictograph of two hands together to convey the meaning "friend". 又 also represents the sound.

Example sentences

1. 他没有女朋友。 — He has no girlfriend.
2. 我女朋友哭了。 — My girlfriend cried.
3. 你女朋友是谁？ — Who's your girlfriend?
4. 我想找女朋友。 — I want a girlfriend.
5. 你有女朋友吗？ — Do you have a girlfriend?

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