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牢
láo
1. firm
2. sturdy
3. fold (for animals)
4. sacrifice
5. prison
Very Common • Top 2% ✏️ 7 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

牢
láo
pen, prison, stable; fast, firm, secure
HSK 6 7 丶

Compound Words (20)

蹲牢
dūnláo
to be behind bars
牢骚
láosāo
discontent
HSK 6
地牢
dìláo
prison
牢笼
láolóng
cage
牢记
láojì
to keep in mind
牢靠
láokào
firm and solid
监牢
jiānláo
prison
坐牢
zuòláo
to be imprisoned
坚牢
jiānláo
strong
套牢
tàoláo
to immobilize with a lasso
水牢
shuǐláo
prison cell containing water, in which prisoners are forced to be partly immersed
牢友
láoyǒu
inmate
牢固
láogù
firm
HSK 6
牢子
láozǐ
jailer (old)
牢房
láofáng
jail cell
牢牢
láoláo
firmly
牢狱
láoyù
prison
钉牢
dīngláo
to nail
发牢骚
fāláosāo
to whine
牢什子
láoshízi
variant of [[勞什子|劳什子<láoshízi>]]

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
6
Character Frequency Rank
1,695
Word Frequency Rank
1,704 of 84,292

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