Chinese symbol for “virgin”
处女
chǔ nǚ
Traditional: 處女
virgin; maiden; maiden (voyage etc); virgin (land); (a novelist's) first (work)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for virgin is 处女 (chǔ nǚ), defined as: virgin; maiden; maiden (voyage etc); virgin (land); (a novelist's) first (work).
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
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “virgin”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 百合花 | bǎi hé huā | lily; fig. pure and spotless person |
| 处男 (處男) | chǔ nán | virgin (male) |
| 处子 (處子) | chǔ zǐ | (literary) virgin; maiden |
| 黄花闺女 (黃花閨女) | huáng huā guī nǚ | maiden; virgin |
| 完璧 | wán bì | flawless piece of jade; (fig.) perfect person or thing |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 处女.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 处理 (處理) | chǔ lǐ | to handle; to deal with; to punish |
| 处于 (處於) | chǔ yú | to be in (some state, position, or condition) |
| 到处 (到處) | dào chù | everywhere |
| 好处 (好處) | hǎo chǔ | easy to get along with |
| 处罚 (處罰) | chǔ fá | to penalize; to punish |
| 女人 | nǚ rén | woman |
| 女性 | nǚ xìng | woman; the female sex |
| 女儿 (女兒) | nǚ ér | daughter |
See also: Japanese symbol for “virgin”.
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.