十三妹

Shísānmèi

proper noun

Meanings

1 Thirteenth Sister, the swordswoman heroine of the Qing novel The Gallant Maid

Characters

Examples

HSK 5

十三妹在能仁寺救了书生安骥。

Shísānmèi zài Néngrén Sì jiù le shūshēng Ān Jì.

At Nengren Temple, Thirteenth Sister rescued the young scholar An Ji.

HSK 7-9

十三妹是一位武艺高强的女侠。

Shísānmèi shì yí wèi wǔyì gāoqiáng de nǚxiá.

Thirteenth Sister is a swordswoman of great skill.

Tips

culture

Her real name is 何玉凤. She goes by 十三妹 while she lives as a wandering swordswoman, waiting to avenge her wronged father. Her fight at the temple is a favourite of Peking opera.

Stroke Order

十 shí

三 sān

妹 mèi