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老
老
lǎo
char. old people; experienced; (prefix for) names of animals, plants, surnames
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Other meanings
[lǎo]adj. old, aged; of long standing, old fashioned, outdated; former, original; (of colors) dark; (of vegetable) overgrown; (of food) overcooked
[lǎo]adv. often, regularly; for a long time; very
[lǎo]radical. old
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CHARACTER COMPOSITION
RADICAL
老 old
CHARACTERS CONTAINING '老'
'老' is part of the following simplified words: 㐗 佬 咾 嗜 姥 搘 榰 耄 耆 耋 蓍 铑 鬐 鳍
'老' is part of the following traditional words: 㐗 佬 咾 嗜 姥 搘 榰 耄 耆 耋 蓍 銠 鬐 鰭
SIMILAR CHARACTERS
WRITE STROKE BY STROKE
Simplified stroke orders are based on the 'Standard of National Commonly-used Mandarin Chinese Characters (现代汉语通用字笔顺规范)', issued by the China National Language and Character Working Committee (国家语言文字工作委员会) on April 7th 1997. Traditional stroke orders are based on information issued by the Taiwan Ministry of Education.
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老师
老師
lǎo shī
n. teacher
老虎
老虎
láo hǔ
n. tiger
老外
老外
lǎo wài
n. foreigner (for oral Chinese)
老公
老公
lǎo gōng
n. husband (informal)
老练
老練
lǎo liàn
adj. experienced, tactful
老二
老二
lǎo èr
n. the second child or brother (or sister)
养老
養老
yáng lǎo
v. to provide for the elderly; to live out one's life in retirement