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Chinese symbol for “elders”

父老
fù lǎo
elders

The closest CC-CEDICT match for elders is 父老 (fù lǎo), defined as: elders.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

父 fù
father, dad
radical 88 ⽗ · 4 strokes
老 lǎo
old, aged; experienced
radical 125 ⽼ · 6 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 父老.

WordPinyinMeaning
父亲 (父親)fù qīnfather; also pr. [fu4 qin5]
父母fù mǔfather and mother; parents
师父 (師父)shī fuused for 師傅|师傅 (in Taiwan); master
神父shén fuCatholic or Orthodox priest; Father (title of address)
父子fù zǐfather and son
祖父zǔ fùfather's father; paternal grandfather
老师 (老師)lǎo shīteacher
老婆lǎo pó(coll.) wife

See also: Japanese symbol for “elders”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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