Character breakdown
Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.
How to learn 姑姥姥
Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.
When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.
Words with the same characters
Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.
girl; young woman; young lady; daughter; paternal aunt (old); CL:個|个[ge4]
姥姥lǎolao(coll.) mother's mother; maternal grandmother
姥爷lǎoyematernal grandfather (dialectal)
姑姑gūgupaternal aunt; CL:個|个[ge4]
姑且gūqiěfor the time being; tentatively
大姑dà gūfather's oldest sister; husband's older sister; sister-in-law