老 — Chinese character
老
lǎo
old, aged; experienced
- Pinyin
- lǎo
- Radical
- 125 ⽼ (Old)
- Strokes
- 6
- Components
- 耂 匕
- Formation
- pictographic — A person bent over with long hair 匕 and a crutch; compare 耂
- Japanese
- 老 as a kanji
Common words with 老
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 老师 (老師) | lǎo shī | teacher |
| 老婆 | lǎo pó | (coll.) wife |
| 老板 | lǎo bǎn | variant of 老板 (lǎo bǎn) |
| 老板 (老闆) | lǎo bǎn | boss; proprietor |
| 老人 | lǎo rén | old man or woman; the elderly |
| 老公 | lǎo gōng | (coll.) husband |
| 老公 | lǎo gong | (coll.) eunuch; see also 老公 (lǎo gōng) |
| 古老 | gǔ lǎo | ancient; old |
| 老实 (老實) | lǎo shi | honest; sincere; well-behaved |
| 老百姓 | lǎo bǎi xìng | ordinary people; the "person in the street" |
| 养老 (養老) | yǎng lǎo | to provide for the elderly (family members); to enjoy a life in retirement |
| 老头 (老頭) | lǎo tóu | old fellow; old man |
English words written with 老
老 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Tao Te Ching 3 · Analects 9 · I Ching 2 · Mencius 28 · Zhuangzi 88 · Great Learning 2
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 30
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 55
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 80
- Analects 5.25
- Analects 7.1
- Analects 7.18
- Analects 13.4
- Analects 14.12
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