懂中文 Dong Chinese

嫗

yù

old woman

A woman 女 watching over her ward 區

Components
女 meaning component

女  Meaning component

nǚ, rǔ

  

woman

區 meaning component

區  Meaning component

qū, oū

  

area

Evolution

嫗 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
嫗 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
嫗 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

妪 (嫗) 

yù

old woman, hag; old woman; to brood over; to protect

Most common words with 嫗
Freq.
Word
Meaning

老妪

old woman (formal writing)

妪

old woman