老婆
HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 5
老婆 (lǎopó) · wife
老婆 (lǎopó) means “wife”. It is written with 2 characters: 老 (old) + 婆 (old woman). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 老婆 is built
The characters
老 lǎo · old
What 老 is made of
- 耂lǎo — old
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 土tǔ — earth
- 匕bǐ — spoon
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 丿 — falling stroke
Origin hint: A person bent over with long hair 匕 and a crutch; compare 耂 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
婆 pó · old woman
What 婆 is made of
- 波bō — waves
- 氵shuǐ — water
- 皮pí — skin
- 攴pū — to rap
- 女nǚ — woman
Origin hint: 女 gives the meaning, 波 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
他老婆是医生。Tā lǎopó shì yīshēng.His wife is a doctor.
他每天给老婆做早饭。Tā měi tiān gěi lǎopó zuò zǎofàn.He makes breakfast for his wife every day.
Questions about 老婆
What does 老婆 mean?
老婆 (lǎopó) means “wife”.
How do you pronounce 老婆?
老婆 is pronounced lǎopó.
Which HSK level is 老婆?
老婆 is in HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 老人lǎorénold person
- 老师lǎoshīteacher
- 老年lǎoniánold age
- 老朋友lǎo péngyouold friend
- 老是lǎoshialways
- 老百姓lǎobǎixìngordinary people
- 老板lǎobǎnboss
- 老太太lǎotàitaiold lady
- 老头儿lǎotóurold man (informal)
- 老公lǎogōnghusband
Learn 老婆 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 61: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.