姥(lǎo)

HSK 7-99 strokes
Readingslǎomǔ

grandma (maternal)

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Character information

Pinyin
lǎo / mǔ
Meaning
grandma (maternal)
Strokes
9
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 姥 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿰女老

An older 老 woman 女; 老 also provides the pronunciation

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

Made of

女nǚ老lǎo

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 姥 step by step

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

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Words with 姥

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

lǎo姥lao姥
HSK 7-9

(coll.) mother's mother; maternal grandmother

Open 姥姥 page →
lǎo姥ye爷
HSK 7-9

maternal grandfather (dialectal)

Open 姥爷 page →
lǎo姥niáng娘

maternal grandmother (dialectal)

Open 姥娘 page →

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丁丐丘丙丛丝丫丸

From 姥’s common words

爷娘

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