Chinese symbol for “goddess”
女神
nǚ shén
goddess; nymph
The closest CC-CEDICT match for goddess is 女神 (nǚ shén), defined as: goddess; nymph.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “goddess”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 圣母 (聖母) | shèng mǔ | goddess |
| 神女 | shén nǚ | goddess; (old) prostitute |
| 天仙 | tiān xiān | immortal (esp. female); deity |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 女神.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 女人 | nǚ rén | woman |
| 女性 | nǚ xìng | woman; the female sex |
| 女儿 (女兒) | nǚ ér | daughter |
| 女孩 | nǚ hái | girl; lass |
| 妇女 (婦女) | fù nǚ | woman |
| 精神 | jīng shén | spirit; mind |
| 神秘 | shén mì | mysterious; mystery |
| 神经 (神經) | shén jīng | nerve; mental state |
See also: Japanese symbol for “goddess”.
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.