婆(pó)

HSK 411 strokes

(bound form) grandmother

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Character information

Pinyin
pó
Meaning
(bound form) grandmother; (bound form) matron; (bound form) mother-in-law; (slang) femme (in a lesbian relationship)
Strokes
11
HSK level
HSK 4
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 婆 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿱波女

In this compound, the meaning comes from 女 (woman); 波 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

波bō女nǚ

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write 婆 step by step

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

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Words with 婆

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

lǎo老pó婆
HSK 4

(coll.) wife

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wài外pó婆
HSK 7-9

(coll.) mother's mother

Open 外婆 page →
wū巫pó婆
HSK 7-9

witch

Open 巫婆 page →
bā八pó婆

meddling woman; nosy parker (Cantonese)

Open 八婆 page →
gōng公pó婆

husband's parents; parents-in-law; (dialect) a couple; husband and wife

Open 公婆 page →
zhàn占pó婆

Champa, ancient Indochinese kingdom lasting from the 2nd to the 17th centur…

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sān三gū姑liù六pó婆

women with disreputable or illegal professions (idiom)

Open 三姑六婆 page →
tài太pó婆

great-grandmother

Open 太婆 page →

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丈与严临之乎亚企

From 婆’s common words

老外巫八公占三姑

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