maternal grandmother; old woman
Animated Stroke Order 姥
Stroke Order Diagrams 姥
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HSK Vocabulary: 姥
HSK words that contain this character.
Example Sentences
Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 姥 is used in context
1
lǎo姥
ye爷
jīng经
cháng常
dài带
wǒ我
qù去
gōng公
yuán园
sàn散
bù步
。
My maternal grandfather often takes me to the park for walks
2
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'
3
wǒ我
lǎo姥
lao姥
zuò做
de的
jiǎo饺
zǐ子
tè特
bié别
hǎo好
chī吃
。
My maternal grandmother makes delicious dumplings
4
lǎo姥
lao姥
lái来
le了
。
Grandma is here.
5
wǒ我
lǎo姥
lao姥
zhù住
zài在
běi北
jīng京
。
My grandma lives in Beijing.
6
lǎo姥
lao姥
zuò做
de的
jiǎo饺
zi子
tè特
bié别
hǎo好
chī吃
。
The dumplings made by grandma are especially delicious.
Information
Traditional姥
Radical女
Strokes9
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#1185
Zhuyinㄌㄠˇ
Components—
UnicodeU+59E5
CangjieVJKP
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Cultural note
Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.
Learn how the Five Elements describe personality