Sheng (生，Male role)Dan (旦，Famale role)Jing (净，Painted face male role)Chou (丑，Clown role)Sheng in Chinese may mean strange or rare, but the chief male role is a well known character.老生武生 小生Dan, which means morning or masculine, is contrary to the feminine nature of the characters.青衣刀马旦 老旦花旦Jing means clean, but in fact the paintings on their faces make the characters look unclean but colorful.正净 副净 武净 The feature of Chou characters are similar with clown in western drama, they are usually quick a
