character roles in Beijing Opera:
1. sheng(male roles): (1) laosheng(middle-aged or old men)
(2) xiaosheng(young men)
(3) wusheng(men with martial skills)
2. dan(female roles): (1) qingyi (a woman with a strict moral code)
(2) laodan( an elderly woman)
3. jing(roles with painted faces): (1)wenjing(civilian type)
(2)wujing(warrior type)
4.chou or clown (a comic character ): (1)wenchou(civilian clown)
(2)wuchou(clown with martial skills)