Chinese symbol for “femme”
婆
pó
(bound form) grandmother; (bound form) matron; (bound form) mother-in-law; (slang) femme (in a lesbian relationship)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for femme is 婆 (pó), defined as: (bound form) grandmother; (bound form) matron; (bound form) mother-in-law; (slang) femme (in a lesbian relationship).
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
Related words
Other words that share a character with 婆.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 老婆 | lǎo pó | (coll.) wife |
| 婆婆 | pó po | husband's mother; mother-in-law |
| 外婆 | wài pó | (coll.) mother's mother; maternal grandmother |
| 老太婆 | lǎo tài pó | old woman (at times contemptuous) |
| 富婆 | fù pó | wealthy woman |
| 婆娘 | pó niang | (dialect) wife; (derog.) woman |
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.
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