Chinese Character: 婆 (Pó - Grandmother; Old Woman)
1. 基本信息 (Character Basics)
部首: 女 (Radical: 女 (female radical), related to women)
笔画数: 11 (Number of strokes: 11)
结构分解: 形声字，从女（与女性相关），波声（bō，表音）。本义指老年女性（如“老太婆”），引申为亲属称谓（如“婆婆”指丈夫的母亲或祖母）。(A phonetic-semantic character, combining "女" (female radical) and "波" (phonetic component). Originally refers to an old woman, extended to kinship terms (e.g., "婆婆" - grandmother or mother-in-law).)
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2. 发音 (Pronunciation)
拼音: Pó (Second tone)
3. 含义 (Meaning)
“婆”主要表示：
1. 名词：老年女性（如“老太婆”“神婆”）；
2. 亲属称谓：祖母（奶奶，如“外婆”指外祖母）；丈夫的母亲（如“婆婆”）；
3. 比喻义：指某种职业或角色的女性（如“媒婆”指媒人）。("婆" mainly means:
1. Noun: Old woman (e.g., "老太婆" - old woman).
2. Kinship term: Grandmother (e.g., "外婆" - maternal grandmother); mother-in-law (e.g., "婆婆" - mother-in-law).
3. Figurative: Female in a specific role (e.g., "媒婆" - matchmaker).)
4. 常用词汇 (Common Words)
- 婆婆 (pó po) Grandmother; Mother-in-law
- 外婆 (wài pó) Maternal grandmother
- 老婆 (lǎo pó) Wife (colloquial)
- 媒婆 (méi pó) Matchmaker
5. 语法与用法 (Grammar & Usage)
“婆”多作名词，常与“婆”“外”“老”等字搭配（如“婆婆”“外婆”）；可受形容词修饰（如“慈爱的婆婆”“唠叨的老太婆”）；作定语时描述亲属关系（如“婆家”指丈夫的家庭）；部分词汇含口语色彩（如“老婆”用于夫妻间称呼）。("婆" is mainly a noun, collocating with "婆" (reduplication), "外" (maternal), or "老" (old) (e.g., "婆家" - husband's family). Modified by adjectives (e.g., "慈爱的婆婆" - kind grandmother). Used as an attribute for kinship (e.g., "婆家" - husband's family). Some terms are colloquial (e.g., "老婆" - wife).)
6. 文化背景 (Cultural Background)
“婆”在中国传统家庭中常代表长辈权威（如“婆婆”在家族中的决策角色）；“外婆”因隔代抚养普遍，常与“奶奶”并列（如“外婆桥”是童年记忆的象征）；成语“婆婆妈妈”（pó po mā mā）形容说话啰嗦（overly talkative），反映对老年女性唠叨的刻板印象（需注意语境）。("婆" represents elder authority in traditional families (e.g., "婆婆" - mother-in-law). "外婆" (maternal grandmother) is common in childcare. The idiom "婆婆妈妈" describes being overly talkative, reflecting stereotypes about elderly women.)
7. 例句 (Example Sentence)
我外婆每天早上都会给我煮热乎的粥。(Wǒ wài pó měi tiān zǎo shàng dōu huì gěi wǒ zhǔ rè hū de zhōu.)
My maternal grandmother cooks warm porridge for me every morning.
新媳妇第一次见婆婆，紧张得手都不知道放哪儿。(Xīn xí fù dì yī cì jiàn pó po, jǐn zhāng de shǒu dōu bù zhī dào fàng nǎr.)
The new daughter-in-law was so nervous meeting her mother-in-law for the first time that she didn't know where to put her hands.
8. 记忆技巧 (Memory Tips)
联想“婆”的结构：左边“女”代表女性，右边“波”提示发音（Pó）。想象一位老年女性（如奶奶或外婆）的形象，即可记住“婆”与“老年女性、亲属称谓”相关的核心含义；结合“婆婆”“外婆”等常用词，强化记忆。(Associate "婆" with its structure: "女" (female) on the left, and "波" (bō) on the right for pronunciation. Imagine an elderly woman (e.g., grandmother) to remember the core meaning. Connect with common terms like "婆婆" to reinforce memory.)