寡妇

• Pinyin: guǎ fu
• Desglose de hanzi: 寡 = 宀 (roof) + 頁 (head) + 刀 (knife) — one left alone under a roof; 妇 = 女 (woman) + 彐 (broom) — woman managing the household

Significado

Viuda.

A formal and somewhat literary term for a widowed woman. While 寡妇 is the standard term, it can carry a slightly dated or blunt tone in modern speech. Used in historical literature, formal reporting, and social analysis. The character 寡 reflects the traditional sense of a person left alone.

Ejemplos

1. 她年轻守寡，一个人含辛茹苦地将三个孩子抚养成人。
2. 村里的寡妇们互相照应，共同撑起了战乱年代残破的家园。
3. 这部小说以一位坚韧的寡妇为主角，细腻描绘了她在乱世中的挣扎与成长。

Guía de uso

Contexto: history, literature, society

Tono: neutral

Correcto

• 她是一位坚强的寡妇，独自含辛茹苦地抚养了两个孩子。(She is a resilient widow who raised two children entirely on her own.)
• 这部历史剧真实再现了寡妇在封建社会中所承受的艰辛处境。(This historical drama faithfully portrays the hardships that widows endured in feudal society.)

Incorrecto

• 用'寡妇'泛指任何单身或离异女性 — 寡妇 specifically means a woman whose husband has died; use 单身女性 for single women generally or 离异女性 for divorced women

Origen e historia

寡 (alone; few; widowed) + 妇 (woman; wife). Literally 'a woman left alone,' referring to one whose husband has died.

Contexto cultural

Época: Historical to modern

Generación: All ages

Contexto social: Universal