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老

lǎo

old, aged; experienced

📷 Pictographic: A person bent over with long hair 匕 and a crutch; compare 耂
HSK 1 6 strokes Very Common (2%)
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耂
lǎo
old, aged; experienced
匕
bǐ
spoon, ladle; knife, dirk
⿱耂匕 i

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Component Tree i

lǎo
耂
old, aged; experienced
💡 Ideographic: A person bent over with long hair
4 strokes
bǐ
匕
spoon, ladle; knife, dirk
📷 Pictographic: A spoon
2 strokes

Words Using 老 (340)

lǎoshī
老师 ↗
HSK 1
teacher / CL:[[個|个<gè>]], [[位<wèi>]]
lǎo
老 ↗
HSK 3
prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity / old (of people) / venerable (person) / experienced / of long standing / always / all the time / of the past / very / outdated / (of meat etc) tough
lǎohǔ
老虎 ↗
HSK 4
tiger / CL:[[隻|只<zhī>]]
lǎopó
老婆 ↗
HSK 5
(coll.) wife
lǎobǎn
老板 ↗
HSK 5
boss / business proprietor / CL:[[個|个<gè>]]
Lǎobǎn
老板 ↗
HSK 5
Robam (brand)
lǎoshǔ
老鼠 ↗
HSK 5
rat / mouse / CL:[[隻|只<zhī>]]
lǎobǎixìng
老百姓 ↗
HSK 5
ordinary people / the "person in the street" / CL:[[個|个<gè>]]
lǎoshi
老实 ↗
HSK 5
honest / sincere / open and guileless / naive
shuāilǎo
衰老 ↗
HSK 6
to age / to deteriorate with age / old and weak
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