姥

lǎo

Meanings

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lǎo

1.grandma (maternal)

mǔ

1.governess
2.old woman

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Wiktionary

1.synonym of 老 (lǎo)
2.maternal grandparent
3.old woman
4.mother
5.a surname

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Etymology

Etymology 1: Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *ruːʔ, *maːʔ): semantic 女 + phonetic 老 (OC *ruːʔ). Etymology 2: Ideogrammic compound (會意 /会意): 女 + 老. See 老 (lǎo).

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Stroke order

Components

姥女老

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Synonyms

老

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Derived terms

公姥姑姥姥姥姥姥爺姥爷姥鯊姥鲨天姥山斗姥

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Related words

姥姥 (coll.) mother's mother; maternal grandmother 姥爷 (coll.) mother's father; maternal grandfather 姥娘 maternal grandmother (dialectal)姥鲨 basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus)老姥 old lady 姑姥姥 mother's father's sister (coll.)姨姥姥 mother's mother's sister 刘姥姥进大观园 Granny Liu visits the Grand View gardens