鳏夫 meaning in English
old wifeless man; bachelor; widower
Traditional 鰥夫22 strokes
Meaning of 鳏夫
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
guānfū
- old wifeless man; bachelor; widower
鳏夫 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
死了妻子的人叫做鳏夫。
A man whose wife is dead is called a widower.
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鳏 guān · huge fish · 18 strokes
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夫 fū · man · 4 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 鳏夫.
| 功夫 | gōngfu | skill; art |
| 大夫 | dàifu | senior official (in imperial China) |
| 工夫 | gōngfu | (old) laborer |
| 夫人 | fūrén | lady; madam |
| 丈夫 | zhàngfu | husband |
| 夫妇 | fūfù | a (married) couple; husband and wife |
| 夫妻 | fūqī | husband and wife; married couple |
| 高尔夫球 | gāo'ěrfūqiú | golf; golf ball |
| 下功夫 | xià gōngfu | variant of 下工夫[xia4 gong1 fu5] |
| 懦夫 | nuòfū | coward |
| 未婚夫 | wèihūnfū | fiancé |
| 前夫 | qiánfū | former husband |
Questions about 鳏夫
What does 鳏夫 mean?
鳏夫 (guānfū) means "old wifeless man; bachelor; widower".
How do you write 鳏夫?
鳏夫 is made of 2 characters: 鳏 (18 strokes), 夫 (4 strokes). That is 22 strokes in total.
How is 鳏夫 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 鳏夫 is written 鰥夫.