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姥
lǎo
1. grandma (maternal)
Uncommon • Top 40% ✏️ 9 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

姥
lǎo
maternal grandmother; midwife
HSK 5 9 丶

Compound Words (8)

老姥
lǎomǔ
old lady (term of modesty)
姥娘
lǎoniáng
maternal grandmother (dialectal)
姥爷
lǎoye
maternal grandfather (dialectal)
姥鲨
lǎoshā
basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus)
姥姥
lǎolao
(coll.) mother's mother
HSK 5
姑姥姥
gūlǎolao
mother's father's sister (coll.)
姨姥姥
yílǎolao
mother's mother's sister
刘姥姥进大观园
LiúlǎolaojìnDàguānyuán
Granny Liu visits the Grand View gardens

Alternate Entries

姥
mǔ
governess / old woman

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
5
Character Frequency Rank
2,873
Word Frequency Rank
34,087 of 84,292

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