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伯母 bómǔ

伯母 bómǔ Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 5 English Translations of the word 伯母 bómǔ .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
bómǔ | bo2 mu3
English translation
wife of father's elder brother
aunt
(polite form of address for a woman who is about the age of one's mother)
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About 伯母 bómǔ

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Traditional form

伯母 bómǔ

Part of speech

Name of a person / 人名 rén míng Rénmíng
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Etymology of 伯母 bómǔ

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Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. rén represents the meaning and Bái represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

Bái

Semantic compound

rén

Positional decomposition

亻白

Number of Strokes

7

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Pictograph of a woman kneeling, with two dots representing the two nipples that mothers use to feed their young.

Positional decomposition

Number of Strokes

5

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Example sentences using 伯母 bómǔ

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Wén wán xiào dào :伯母 bómǔ , yǒu 辛楣 péi , xiē 什么 shénme !

Wen - wan said with a laugh, " Auntie , with Hsin - mei along, what are you afraid of!

伯母 bómǔ Decomposition

See the 3 Chinese characters that make up 伯母 bómǔ and their own compounds.

伯母 bómǔ Compounds

See all 37 Chinese words that contain the characters that make up the word 伯母 bómǔ in their composition.

      • měi
        • Hǎi
          • hāi ,
        • mǐn
        • méi , huǐ , méi , , méi , méi , huì , huì , mǐn , , méi , mèi , méi , méi , , , , , , huì , ,
      • , , ḿ , méi , jiě , , , , , , ,
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