姥

lǎo

grandma (maternal)

woman (女) + old (老) = maternal grandma

The woman radical grounds this in family and kinship, while 老 brings age and seniority. Together they paint a portrait of the elder woman on your mother's side.

女+老→姥
女WomanSemantic
老OldSemantic

我姥住在乡下,每年夏天我都去看她。

wǒ lǎo zhù zài xiāng xia,měi nián xià tiān wǒ dōu qù kàn tā。

My grandma lives in the countryside; every summer I go to visit her.

姥做的饺子比外面卖的好吃多了。

lǎo zuò de jiǎo zi bǐ wài miàn mài de hǎo chī duō le。

The dumplings grandma makes taste much better than the ones sold outside.

Words with 姥

姥姥

lǎo lao

(coll.) mother's mother

刘姥姥进大观园

liú lǎo lao jìn dà guān yuán

(of a simple person) to be overwhelmed by new experiences and luxurious surroundings

姑姥姥

gū lǎo lao

mother's father's sister (coll.)

姨姥姥

yí lǎo lao

mother's mother's sister

姥娘

lǎo niáng

maternal grandmother (dialectal)

姥爷

lǎo ye

maternal grandfather (dialectal)

姥鲨

lǎo shā

basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus)

老姥

lǎo mǔ

old lady

More characters with 女

妫囡佞钕汝委嬴姊