1. 姥
  2. 爺

姥

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  • 2868th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 7 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
姥→
女老
2Radical
姥→
女woman老old
3Graphical
姥→
㇛一丿耂乚㇒

Pinyin & Meaning

1. lǎo (lao3)grandma (maternal)
2. mǔ (mu3)governess • old woman

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 姥 lǎo (lao3)The component 老 is pronounced as 'lǎo' (lao3). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for 姥 mǔ (mu3)The component 女 is pronounced as 'rǔ' (ru3). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

Uncommon

姥姥 
姥爷 (姥爺)

RareShow 5

爺

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  • 1005th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 25 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
爺→
父耶
2Radical
爺→
父father耳ear阝town
3Graphical
爺→
八乂二丨二丨㇌

Pinyin & Meaning

1. yé (ye2)grandpa • old gentleman

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 爺 yé (ye2)The component 耶 is pronounced as 'yē' (ye1). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
2. Pronunciation clue for 爺 yé (ye2)The component 耶 is pronounced as 'yé' (ye2). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
3. Pronunciation clue for 爺 yé (ye2)The component 耶 is pronounced as 'ye' (ye5). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
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Example Words

Common

大爷 (大爺)
爷爷 (爺爺)

Uncommon

姥爷 (姥爺)
少爷 (少爺)
爷们 (爺們)
爷们儿 (爺們兒)
老天爷 (老天爺)
老爷 (老爺)
老爷爷 (老爺爺)
财神爷 (財神爺)

RareShow 15

Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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