隹-4 雌 (形) female(esp. for plants and animals)

雌   Estrogen is the female form of sound words. For the short-tailed bird-shaped symbol; this is the sound character. "Said the text" Note: "Bird mother also, from the short-tailed bird, the sound of this." Refers to the female estrogen, refers to animals and plants can produce oocytes were. And "male" relative. By means weak.


雌   雌是形声字。隹为形符；此为声符。《说文》注：“鸟母也，从隹，此声。”雌指雌性，泛指动植物中能产生卵细胞者。与“雄”相对。借指柔弱。

雌 (形) female(esp. for plants and animals)