xiū nǚ

修女 (xiū nǚ) is a Chinese word meaning “nun or sister (of the Roman Catholic or Greek Orthodox churches)”.

Meanings

  1. 1nun or sister (of the Roman Catholic or Greek Orthodox churches)

Characters in 修女

修xiū · to decorate女nǚ · female

Related words

女人woman女人wife女孩girl; lass女士lady女儿daughter女female女old variant of 汝[ru3]女朋友girlfriend女性woman修to decorate修surname Xiu修variant of 修[xiu1]

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