Another pair of male and female is special oriented for
human, they are 男女.
The character 男means
male, it has two parts, the upper one is 田,
the lower parts is 力.
In traditional idea, under the navel there is an acupuncture point call 田.
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The lower parts of this character is 力,
it means force. If underneath the 田 have got force it is male, otherwise it is not male. This is
the best distinguishable method. Even today, when we used to take type-B ultrasonic inspection for the gender
of foetus inside a pregnant woman, doctors still use the same method.
As for female of this pair, it
developed step by step:
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I will explain them later.
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