- 1. woman; female
- ♦ ~教师 woman teacher
- ♦ ~医生 woman doctor
- ♦ ~售货员 saleswoman
- ♦ ~运动员 sportswoman
- ♦ ~民兵 militiawoman
- ♦ ~演员 actress
- ♦ ~英雄 heroine
- ♦ ~飞行员 aviatrix
- 2. daughter; girl
- ♦ 儿女
- 3. the tenth of the twenty-eight constellations (二十八宿) into which the celestial sphere was divided in ancient Chinese astronomy (consisting of four stars in the shape of a sieve in Aquarius)