仕女

shìnǚ

noun #51,843

Measure Word

一位仕女 wèi

Meanings

1 court lady
2 noblewoman
3 beauty (in traditional Chinese painting)

Characters

official; serve at court

Examples

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故宫收藏了许多仕女画。

Gùgōng shōucáng le xǔduō shìnǚ huà.

The Palace Museum has many paintings of court ladies.

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这幅仕女图出自唐代。

Zhè fú shìnǚ tú chūzì Tángdài.

This painting of court beauties is from the Tang dynasty.

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画家以仕女为主要题材。

Huàjiā yǐ shìnǚ wéi zhǔyào tícái.

The painter takes noblewomen as his main subject.

Tips

culture

仕女画 (painting of court ladies) is a classical genre of Chinese painting that peaked in the Tang and Song dynasties. Think plump Tang beauties in flowing robes - the ideal captured by masters like 张萱 and 周昉.

Stroke Order

仕 shì

女 nǚ