Chinese Word: 孀 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

孀

Pinyin: shuāng

English Definition: widow

Chinese Definition:
①死了丈夫的女人：孀妇。孀居(守寡)。孤孀。遗孀。

Total strokes: 20; Radical: 女

Pictophonetic:霜 indicates the sound; 女 (woman) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 女 [ nǚ ] woman, girl; female
- 霜 [ shuāng ] frost; frozen, crystallized, candied

Similar Characters: 骦

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1		dān shēn 单身 shí 实 zhèng zài 正在 méi 没 gù yì 故意 wèi 味 zhe 着 nín 您 bó 脖 ài qíng 爱情， shì 事 zhēn 真 shàng 上， dān shēn 单身 yào 要 bǐ 比 duò 堕 jìn 进 yě 冶 shuāng 孀 dū 督 cái 材 ài 爱 míng zhì 明智 xǔ duō 许多。 Single doesnwoult mean that you know nothing about love. In fact, being solo is wiser than being in a wrong relationship.
2		qīng dài 清代 shè huì 社会 mí màn 弥漫 de 的 qiǎng 抢 shuāng 孀 bī 逼 jià 嫁、 guǎi mài 拐卖 zhī 之 fēng 风， yǔ 与 guǎ fu 寡妇 shǒu 守 jié 节 zhī 之「 kùn jìng 困境」 jiān 间， shí 实 cún zài 存在 hù wèi 互为 xún huán 循环 de 的 diào guǐ 吊诡。 Forced remarriage, the sale of widows, and the difficulties of widow chastity were components of paradoxical interactive cycle in Qing society.