女娃 (nǚwá): (dialect) girl / young girl

Meanings

1 (dialect) girl / young girl
2 (mythology, capitalized Nǚwá) mythological daughter of the Fiery Emperor 炎帝 who drowned and became the bird Jīngwèi 精卫

Characters

女

Examples

村里有个聪明的女娃。

Cūn lǐ yǒu gè cōngmíng de nǚwá.

There's a clever girl in the village.

传说女娃溺死后化为精卫鸟。

Chuánshuō Nǚwá nì sǐ hòu huà wéi Jīngwèi niǎo.

Legend says Nüwa drowned and turned into the Jingwei bird.

Tips

culture

Two senses to watch out for: (1) lower-case 女娃 — a regional / colloquial word for 'girl,' common in northwestern dialects; (2) capitalized 女娃 — the 山海经 (Classic of Mountains and Seas) tells of the Fiery Emperor's young daughter who drowned in the East Sea, then was reborn as the bird 精卫 (Jīngwèi) and tirelessly carried pebbles to fill the sea. Don't confuse with 女娲 (Nǚwā), the creator goddess — different second character.