妑 Stroke Order

妑 1. A character used in ancient female names. (古女子人名用字。) 2. A hairstyle for young girls, styled into two buns. (少女发式，梳成双髻。) 3. Phonetic-ideographic combination character. The character consists of the radical "女" (female) and the phonetic component "巴." "巴" means "to attach," "to stick," or "to crawl." The radical "女" refers to mother, grandmother, or maternal grandmother. Together, "女" and "巴" express the idea of "a child enjoying climbing onto the back of their mother (or grandmother) or hugging their mother's (or grandmother's) leg." The original meaning is: a child affectionately close to a female elder or a female elder who is affectionately close to a child. In certain places in Jingzhou, Hubei (Jiànlì), "妑妑" means "grandmother," pronounced similarly to "baba" (dad). (形声。字从女，从巴，巴亦声。“巴”意为“附着”、“黏着”、“匍匐”。“女”指母亲、奶奶、姥姥等。“女”和“巴”联合起来表示“小孩喜欢爬到母亲（奶奶、姥姥）背上，或抱住母亲（奶奶、姥姥）的腿”。本义：小孩亲昵女长辈。被小孩亲昵的女长辈。在湖北荊州某些地方（监利）“妑妑”为“奶奶”的意思，不过读音为“baba”和“爸爸”音比较相近。)