女儿

Meaning of 女儿

女儿 (nǚ'ér) is daughter — 女 (female) and 儿 (child). A term of profound tenderness in Chinese family life and a frequent subject of classical poetry.

To say Daughter in Chinese, pronounce 女儿 as Nǚ ér. The marks over the letters show the tones — the pitch contour that distinguishes Mandarin syllables.