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

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.

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.

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