Chinese Word: 姥 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

姥Polyphone (多音字)HSK 5

Total strokes: 9; Radical: 女

Ideographic:An older 老 woman 女; 老 also provides the pronunciation

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 女 [ nǚ ] woman, girl; female
- 老 [ lǎo ] old, aged; experienced

Similar Characters: 蛯

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Pinyin: lǎo

English Definition:grandma (maternal)

Chinese Definition:
①(姥姥)a。称外祖母，亦为对老妇人的敬称；b。旧时称接生的妇女。均亦作“老老”(后一个“姥”、“。

Example Words:

姥姥HSK 5	lǎo lao	(coll.) mother's mother; maternal grandmother
姥爷	lǎo ye	maternal grandfather (dialectal)
姑姥姥	gū lǎo lao	mother's father's sister (coll.); great aunt
刘姥姥进大观园	liú lǎo lao jìn dà guān yuán	Granny Liu visits the Grand View gardens; (of a simple person) to be overwhelmed by new experiences and luxurious surroundings
姥娘	lǎo niáng	maternal grandmother (dialectal)

Pinyin: mǔ

English Definition:governess; old woman

Chinese Definition:
①年老的妇女。

Example Words:

old lady (term of modesty)

1		hé 和 nǐ 你 de 的 měi guó 美国 lǎo 姥 gǔn chū 滚出 zhōng guó 中国！ With your American guy get out of China!
2		lǎo lao 姥姥 zuò 做 de 的 pái gǔ tāng 排骨汤 fēi cháng 非常 hǎo hē 好喝。 Grandma's spare rib soup is very delicious.