The original pictograph for woman depicted her in a bowing position .Apparently,for ease in writing,man reduced this to a humbler form -a woman kneeling down -but not for long.

• 女：在最早的象形文字中，"女"字被描述为一个弓着腰的女子的形象()，后来为了书写的方便，"女"字被简化为一个女人谦恭地跪着的样子()。