Memory phrase for the character: 姑

姑

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Meaning

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

Pronunciation

gū

Explanation

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

Mnemonic
 
The woman who is old, is the paternal aunt.

Radicals

女 womanThe character for tall 大 shows a person 人 with outstretched arms 一. If you shift the lower strokes towards each other, you can get the: woman 女. The wider lower area can be understood as female hips?
古 ancient, old, formerOriginally derived from the picture of a skull, hence "old". But the idea of a burial mound is also helpful.




 Vocabulary

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

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