(bound form) grandmother

(bound form) matron; (bound form) mother-in-law; (slang) femme (in a lesbian relationship)

wave (波) + woman (女) = matron or grandmother

女 grounds the character in the feminine, marking an older woman of the family or household. 波 contributes the sound pó and does not carry meaning here.

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她外住在乡下,每年夏天她都去看望。

tā wài pó zhù zài xiāng xia, měi nián xià tiān tā dōu qù kàn wàng.

Her grandmother lives in the countryside; she goes to visit every summer.

他媳妇和婆的关系很好,家里很和睦。

tā xí fu hé pó po de guān xi hěn hǎo, jiā lǐ hěn hé mù.

His wife and mother-in-law have a very good relationship, and the family is very harmonious.

Words with 婆

丑媳妇早晚也得见公婆

chǒu xí fù zǎo wǎn yě děi jiàn gōng pó

lit. the ugly daughter-in-law must sooner or later meet her parents-in-law (idiom)

阿婆

ā pó

granny

鸡婆

jī pó

(dialect) hen; prostitute

鬼婆

guǐ pó

Caucasian woman (Cantonese)

麻婆豆腐

má pó dòu fǔ

mapo tofu

黄脸婆

huáng liǎn pó

faded old woman

三姑六婆

sān gū liù pó

women with disreputable or illegal professions (idiom)

偷油婆

tōu yóu pó

(dialect) cockroach

催生婆

cuī shēng pó

midwife who induces labor

八婆

bā pó

meddling woman

公婆

gōng pó

husband's parents; parents-in-law

公说公有理,婆说婆有理

gōng shuō gōng yǒu lǐ , pó shuō pó yǒu lǐ

both sides claim they're right (idiom)

More characters with 波