“女”是象形字。“女”的甲骨文、金文像人屈膝交手之形,意为女子、女性。这是因为妇女多于室内活动,屈膝交手乃常见姿态,这种姿态被看作女性的举止特征,与田力之“男”相区别。后来字形演变,或在头部加一横画以示其头饰,或于胸部加两点以示乳,女性特征更加明显。同时,“屈膝交手”也表明古时男尊女卑,妇女处于顺从、依从地位的礼仪规范。 “Female ” is a pictograph. “Female ” of Oracle, Kim text like knees hand shape, meaning women, women. This is because more women than indoor activities, knee-jerk fight is a common gesture, this gesture is regarded as the characteristics of women's behavior, and Tian's “male” distinction. Later, the glyph evolved, or in the head plus a horizontal painting to show their headdress, or in the chest plus two points to show milk, femininity is more obvious. At the same time, “knees ” also shows that ancient men and women inferior, women are in compliance with the status of the etiquette norms.