Memory phrase for the Kanji: 姑


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Meaning paternal aunt, husband's sister, husband's mother (old)

Pronunciation

Explanation

Left: woman , right: old (originally a skull, but better the image of a tomb stone)

Mnemonic


 
The woman who is old, is the paternal aunt.

Radicals

womanThe character for tall shows a person with outstretched arms . If you shift the lower strokes towards each other, you can get the: woman . The wider lower area can be understood as female hips?
ancient, old, formerOriginally derived from the picture of a skull, hence "old". But the idea of a burial mound is also helpful.
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 Vocabulary

 姑娘  gū niang  girl; young woman; young lady; daughter
 姑娘  gū niang  


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