修女 meaning in English
nun or sister (of the Roman Catholic or Greek Orthodox churches)
12 strokes
Meaning of 修女
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
xiūnǚ
- nun or sister (of the Roman Catholic or Greek Orthodox churches)
修女 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
特蕾莎修女被授予诺贝尔奖。
Mother Teresa was given the Nobel prize.
Stroke order for each character
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修 xiū · to decorate · 9 strokes
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女 nǚ · female · 3 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 修女.
| 女人 | nǚrén | woman |
| 女儿 | nǚ'ér | daughter |
| 女朋友 | nǚpéngyou | girlfriend |
| 女生 | nǚshēng | schoolgirl; female student |
| 女孩儿 | nǚháir | erhua form of 女孩[nu : 3 hai2] |
| 女子 | nǚzǐ | woman; female |
| 修改 | xiūgǎi | to amend; to alter |
| 子女 | zǐnǚ | children; sons and daughters |
| 女士 | nǚshì | lady; madam |
| 美女 | měinǚ | beautiful woman |
| 修理 | xiūlǐ | to repair; to fix |
| 男女 | nánnǚ | male-female; male and female |
Questions about 修女
What does 修女 mean?
修女 (xiūnǚ) means "nun or sister (of the Roman Catholic or Greek Orthodox churches)".
How do you write 修女?
修女 is made of 2 characters: 修 (9 strokes), 女 (3 strokes). That is 12 strokes in total.