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{{character info}}
{{also|故}}
==Translingual==

===Han character===
{{Han char|rn=38|rad=女|as=05|sn=8|four=44460|canj=VJR|ids=⿰女古}}

====Derived characters====
* {{l|mul|[[㑬]], [[𠵎]], [[㣨]], [[𢯐]], [[㴌]], [[𧍏]], [[𦁿]], [[𪂯]], [[𫱬]], [[𪦭]], [[菇]], [[𨐞]]}}

====References====
{{Han ref|kx=0258.320|dkj=06174|dj=0524.060|hdz=21035.040|uh=59D1}}

==Chinese==
{{zh-forms}}

===Glyph origin===
{{Han etym}}
{{Han compound|女|t1=woman|古|ls=psc|c1=s|c2=p}} – a type of woman (aunt, mother-in-law).

===Pronunciation===
{{zh-pron
|m=gū
|m-s=gu1
|c=gu1
|c-t=gu1
|h=pfs=kû;gd=gu1
|md=gŭ
|mn=ml,jj,tw,ph:ko͘
|mn-t=gou1
|w=sh:1ku
|mc=y
|oc=y
|cat=n,adv,pn
}}

===Definitions===
{{head|zh|hanzi}}

# [[father]]'s [[sister]]
#* {{zh-x|^姪 其 從 姑|The (paternal) nephew follows his '''(paternal) aunt'''|ref=Zuozhuan}}
# [[husband]]'s [[sister]]
#* {{zh-x|新婦 初來 時，小姑 始 扶 床；今日 被 驅遣，小姑 如 我 長。|When I was a newcome bride, my '''husband's''' little '''sister''' just began to lean on the bed. Today when I'm banished, my '''husband's''' little '''sister''' is as tall as I.|ref={{lang|zh|〈孔雀東南飛〉}} "{{w|The Peacock Flies Southeast}}" in {{lang|zh|《樂府詩集》}} "Collected songs of the Music Bureau style" by {{lang|zh|郭茂倩}} {{w|Guo Maoqian}}.}}
# [[husband]]'s [[mother]]
#* {{zh-x|婦 事 舅姑，如 事 父母。|A wife shall serve her father-in-law and '''mother-in-law''', just as she served her father and mother.|ref=Liji}}
# [[woman]]
# [[nun]]
# [[mole cricket]]
# [[tentatively]]
# {{surname|zh}}

====Synonyms====
{{zh-dial|姑姑}}

===Compounds===
{{col3|zh|姑表|姑爹|姑夫|姑父|姑姑|姑舅|姑老爺|姑姥姥|姑媽|姑母|姑奶奶|姑娘|姑娘兒|姑婆|姑且|姑嫂|姑妄聽之|何仙姑|姑妄言之|姑息|姑息養奸|姑爺|姑爺爺|姑丈|姑子|慈姑|小姑獨處|小姑娘|三姑六婆|姑息政策|婦姑|卦姑|姑公|姑媳|仙姑|姑嫜|姑丈人|堂分姑娘|僕射姑|尼姑庵|師姑|姑洗|姑太太|固姑|大姑娘|小姑|尼姑|小姑子|嫜姑|婦姑勃谿|姑蘇|姑舅作親|姑惡|姑家|姑婆芋|姑娘氣|姑娘家|伴姑兒|姑婿|姑射神人|大姑子|公姑|姑姊|僕姑|伴姑|大姑|灰姑娘|秀姑巒溪|火金姑|皇姑|皇姑屯|摩姑|村姑|月姑|新姑爺|虎姑婆|胡姑姑|豆姑娘|舅姑|阿姑|麻姑山|黃姑|翁姑|外姑|藍姑草|麻姑搔癢|麻姑|魯義姑|藐姑射|金僕姑|迎紫姑|麻姑獻壽|胖姑|花姑|道姑|箕姑|紫姑|雪姑|紅姑娘|老姑娘|七姑店|nan:菜姑<tr:chhài-ko͘>|姑射|列姑射}}

===References===
* {{R:yue:Hanzi}}

{{C|zh|Family}}

==Japanese==

===Kanji===
{{ja-kanji|grade=|rs=女05}}

# {{rfdef|ja|sort=女05}}

====Readings====
{{ja-readings
|goon=く
|kanon=こ
|kun=しゅうとめ-, しゅうと-, しばら-く, おば
}}

====Compounds====
{{der-top|Compounds}}
* {{ja-r|外姑|がいこ}}
* {{ja-r|舅姑|きゅうこ}}
* {{ja-r|姑娘|クーニャン}}
* {{ja-r|慈姑|くわい}}
* {{ja-r|姑洗|こせん}}
* {{ja-r|姑臧|^こぞう}}: Guzang
* {{ja-r|姑息|こそく}}
* {{ja-r|姑射山|こやさん}}
* {{ja-r|梯姑|でいご}}: [[Indian coral tree]]
* {{ja-r|麻姑|^まこ}}
* {{ja-r|鼠姑|わらじむし}}
{{der-bottom}}

===Etymology 1===
/sihi<sub>1</sub>to<sub>2</sub>me<sub>1</sub>/: [shipitwome] → [shiɸitwome] → [shiɸitome]. Compound of {{m|ja|舅||in law|tr=shihito}} and {{m|ja|女||woman|tr=me}}. See next entry.

====Noun====
{{ja-noun|しひとめ}}

# a mother-in-law

{{attention|ja|is saying the pronunciation is しひとめ right? it doesn't seem like a modern pronunciation}}

===Etymology 2===
{{ja-kanjitab|しゅうとめ|yomi=k}}
From [[姑|shihitome]]: [shipitwome] → [shiɸitwome] → [shiɸitome] → [shiɸutome] → [shiwutome] → [shiutome] → [shuːtome].

====Pronunciation====
{{ja-pron|しゅうとめ|acc=0|acc_ref=DJR,NHK}}

====Noun====
{{ja-noun|しゅうとめ|hhira=しうとめ}}

# a mother-in-law

=====Derived terms=====
{{der-top}}
* {{ja-r|妹姑|いもしゅうとめ}}, {{ja-r|姨|いもしゅうとめ}}
* {{ja-r|小姑|こじゅうとめ}}
* {{ja-r|姑御|しゅうとめご}}
* {{ja-r|姑去り|しゅうとめざり}}
* {{ja-r|蕗の姑|ふき の しゅうとめ}}
* {{ja-r|嫁が姑に成り上がる|よめ が しゅうとめ に なりあがる}}
{{der-bottom}}

===Etymology 3===

====Pronunciation====
{{ja-pron|しゅうと|acc=0|acc_ref=DJR,NHK}}

====Noun====
{{ja-noun|しゅうと|hhira=しうと}}

# a mother-in-law

=====Derived terms=====
{{der-top}}
* {{ja-r|姉姑|あねじゅうと}}
* {{ja-r|小姑|こじゅうと}}
* {{ja-r|姑御|しゅうとご}}
{{der-bottom}}

===References===
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==Korean==

===Hanja===
{{ko-hanja|시어머니|시어미|고}}

# {{hanja form of|고|[[mother-in-law]]}}

==Vietnamese==

===Han character===
{{vi-readings|rs=女05
|hanviet=cô-tdcndg;tdcntd;gdhn;tvctdhv;hvttd;tchvtd
|phienthiet=
|nom=cô-tdcndg;tdcntd;gdhn, co-tdcndg;tdcntd, go-btcn, o-btcn, cua-tdcndg
}}
# {{vi-Han form of|cô|[[paternal aunt]], [[young lady]]}}
# {{vi-Nom form of|o|dialectal form of [[cô]]}}

====References====
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