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Character Decomposition
姥=女+老
Etymology
An older 老 woman 女; 老 also provides the pronunciation
Meanings2 pronunciations
lǎo
grandma (maternal)
mǔ
governess
old woman
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Words with 姥 22 total
old lady · (old woman's self-reference) I, me老姥lǎo mǔmaternal grandmother (dialectal)姥娘lǎo niáng(coll.) mother's father; maternal grandfather姥爷lǎo ye(coll.) mother's mother; maternal grandmother姥姥lǎo laobasking shark (Cetorhinus maximus)姥鲨lǎo shāmother's father's sister (coll.) · great aunt姑姥姥gū lǎo laomother's mother's sister · great-aunt姨姥姥yí lǎo laoGranny Liu visits the Grand View gardens · (of a simple person) to be overwhelmed by new experiences and luxurious surroundings刘姥姥进大观园Liú lǎo lao jìn Dà guān yuán