 | 姥 | ||
| maternal grandmother; midwife | |||
| Radical | 女女 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Strokes (without radical) | 6 | Total Strokes | 9 |
| Mandarin reading | mǔ laǒ | Cantonese reading | lou5 mou5 |
| Japanese on reading | bo mo | Japanese kun reading | uba baba |
| Korean reading | mo | Vietnamese reading | mụ |
| Semantic Variant(s) | 姆 | ||
| Specialized Semantic Variant(s) |
姆 | ||
| 姥爷 | [ laǒ ye ] maternal grandfather (dialectal) |
| 姥鲨 | [ laǒ shā ] basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus) |
| ⇒ 刘姥姥进大观园 | [ liú laǒ lao jìn dà guān yuán ] Granny 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 laǒ lao jìn dà guān yuán ] Granny Liu visits the Grand View gardens, (of a simple person) to be overwhelmed by new experiences and luxurious surroundings |