姥

lǎo
#2,868 most
frequent character
grandma (maternal)

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

姥 combines 女 woman, the meaning part, with 老 lǎo, which means 'old' and also supplies the sound. Read mǔ, it meant 'old woman'. Read lǎo, it means 'maternal grandmother'.

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Same Characters, Different Readings

姥mǔ
governess, old woman

Homophones

HSK 3
老lǎo
prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity

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