義女

义女
yìnǚ
adopted daughter

CEDICT

  1. (nominally) adoptive daughter; goddaughter
  2. adoptive daughter; goddaughter

Wiktionary

認來的而非親生的女兒。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 義 yì
  1. justice
  2. righteousness
  3. meaning
  4. foster (father etc)
  5. adopted
  6. artificial (tooth, limb etc)
  7. relationship
  8. friendship
2 女 nǚ
  1. female
  2. woman
  3. daughter

Related entries

乾女兒 gānnǚér adopted daughter (traditional adoption, i.e. without legal ramifications)
養女 yǎngnǚ adopted daughter