姥
Definition
mǔ:* 年老的妇女。 lǎo:* 〔～～〕a。称外祖母，亦为对老妇人的敬称；b。旧时称接生的妇女。均亦作"老老"（后一个"姥"、"老"均读轻声）
maternal grandmother; midwife
Structure
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Precursors
Transmitted Pre-Qin Forms
Pre-Qin forms (≤221 BCE) / late 2nd century BCE onward (Han → later textual transmission)
Pre-Qin character forms preserved through later textual transmission (often discussed as the 'Old Text' / guwen tradition). Shaped by repeated copying, they can diverge from excavated Warring States materials.Wikipedia ->
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