妪(yù)

7 strokesTrad. 嫗

old woman

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Character information

Pinyin
yù
Meaning
old woman; to brood over; to protect
Strokes
7
HSK level
—
Traditional
嫗

Origin & structure

Where 妪 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿰女区

A woman 女 watching over her ward 区

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

女nǚ区qū

Parts are arranged left to right.

Traditional form 嫗: A woman 女 watching over her ward 區

How to write 妪 step by step

7 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 妪

Common words using 妪 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

lǎo老yù妪

(literary) old woman

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Related characters

From 妪’s common words

老

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