ǎo

archaic
literary

Meaning of

媪 means old woman; elderly lady. Pronounced ǎo.

  • old woman; elderly lady

Character Info

Radical
Strokes9

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

biān
ǎo
 
xiàng
rén
shí
 

An old woman by the roadside begged for food from people.

Lín
jiā
lǎo
ǎo
méi
shàn
 

The old lady next door has a kind and benevolent appearance.

Chuán
shuō
zhōng
 
zhè
wèi
xiān
céng
huà
shēn
wéi
wèi
tōng
cūn
ǎo
 

Legend has it that this fairy once transformed into an ordinary village crone.

Measure Words

/ wèi
Primary
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/ míng