采女

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Chinese

to select female; woman; daughter
trad. (采女)
simp. #(采女)

Etymology

In the Han Dynasty, palace girls were selected from the populace. As time passed, this term gradually came to refer to any generic lady-in-waiting or palace girl.

Pronunciation


Noun

采女

  1. (archaic) lady-in-waiting

Japanese

Kanji in this term
うね
Grade: S

Grade: 1
nanori kun'yomi

Noun

(うね)() (uneme

  1. (historical) a lady-in-waiting in the Inner Palace who served the Emperor and Empress. The position continued in name until the Edo period

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Noun

采女

  1. chữ Hán form of thái nữ.