女
female; daughter; one of 28 lunar mansions
Meanings
4 senses · 12 examplesadjective
female; of women
Used to describe people, groups, or things related to women.
This factory has many female workers.
All the female students in our class are excellent.
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Gender equality is a basic social principle.
She is a female doctor.
The feminist movement has promoted social change.
noun
daughter
Used to refer to one's female child, often paired with quantifiers or adjectives to indicate birth order.
She is the eldest daughter in the family.
This couple has children and lives a peaceful and happy life.
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She only has one daughter and loves her very much.
The youngest daughter of Old Li's family was admitted to a top university.
In traditional concepts, raising sons to support parents in old age, but raising daughters works too.
noun
one of the 28 lunar mansions
archaicAn ancient astronomical term, rarely used in modern daily conversation.
In ancient astronomical records, the Nü lunar mansion is part of the Northern Xuanwu Seven Mansions.
pronoun
you (archaic)
archaicAn archaic second-person pronoun, only used in classical Chinese texts.
In The Analects, Confucius sometimes used "nǚ" to address his disciples.