姥 (lǎo): Maternal grandmother — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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1.

Animated Stroke Order 姥

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 姥

3.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right

姥

女woman

老old

姥=

4.

Printable Writing Worksheet: 姥

姥 handwriting practice worksheet preview

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5.

How to Use 姥

Kinship Terms for Maternal Side

This reading is used in words referring to maternal grandparents.

HSK 5

6.

Example Sentences

lǎo姥

ye爷

jīng经

cháng常

dài带

wǒ我

qù

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女woman

+老old

An old (老) woman (女) — a grandmother or elderly woman, embodying wisdom and age.

lǎo姥

lao姥

grandmother [mother's mother]

HSK 3.0 · L5

lǎo姥

ye爷

maternal grandfather (dialectal)

去

gōng公

yuán园

sàn散

bù步

。

My maternal grandfather often takes me to the park for walks

wǒ我

men们

jiā家

xiāng乡

dōu都

jiào叫

lǎo姥

lao姥

wèi为

lǎo姥

niáng娘

。

In my hometown, we call maternal grandmother 'laoniang'

wǒ我

lǎo姥

lao姥

zuò做

de的

jiǎo饺

zi子

tè特

bié别

hǎo好

chī吃

。

The dumplings my maternal grandmother makes are especially delicious.

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