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Chinese symbol for “convent”

女修道院
nǚ xiū dào yuàn
convent

The closest CC-CEDICT match for convent is 女修道院 (nǚ xiū dào yuàn), defined as: convent.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

女 nǚ
woman, girl; female
radical 38 ⼥ · 3 strokes
修 xiū
to study; to repair; to decorate; to cultivate
radical 9 ⼈ · 10 strokes
道 dào
method, way; path, road
radical 162 ⾡ · 13 strokes
院 yuàn
court, yard, courtyard; school
radical 170 ⾩ · 9 strokes

Other Chinese words for “convent”

WordPinyinMeaning
修道院xiū dào yuànmonastery; convent

Related words

Other words that share a character with 女修道院.

WordPinyinMeaning
女人nǚ rénwoman
女性nǚ xìngwoman; the female sex
女儿 (女兒)nǚ érdaughter
女孩nǚ háigirl; lass
妇女 (婦女)fù nǚwoman
修改xiū gǎito amend; to alter
维修 (維修)wéi xiūmaintenance (of equipment); to protect and maintain
修正xiū zhèngto revise; to amend; to rectify
知道zhī dàoto know; to become aware of; also pr. [zhi1dao5]
医院 (醫院)yī yuànhospital; measure word: 所 (suǒ), 家 (jiā), 座 (zuò)

See also: Japanese symbol for “convent”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.