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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 姥

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
姥 lǎo - grandma (maternal)
姥 mǔ - governess
- old woman

List Ranking for: 姥

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2025) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 52,446 16,743 9,500

Character Breakdown:

Decomposition:

⿰ 女 老

Radical:

女

Type:

Ideographic

Hint:

An older 老 woman 女; 老 also provides the pronunciation

Other Words Containing 姥

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2025) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
姥姥 5 5 12,198 12,163 6,183
姥爷 - 5 27,356 - -
姥 - - 52,446 16,743 9,500