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Chinese symbol for “geezer”

老拙
lǎo zhuō
old fart (usually in self-reference); geezer

The closest CC-CEDICT match for geezer is 老拙 (lǎo zhuō), defined as: old fart (usually in self-reference); geezer.

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

老 lǎo
old, aged; experienced
radical 125 ⽼ · 6 strokes
拙 zhuō
awkward, clumsy; dull, stupid
radical 64 ⼿ · 8 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 老拙.

WordPinyinMeaning
老师 (老師)lǎo shīteacher
老婆lǎo pó(coll.) wife
老板lǎo bǎnvariant of 老板 (lǎo bǎn)
老人lǎo rénold man or woman; the elderly
老公lǎo gōng(coll.) husband
笨拙bèn zhuōclumsy; awkward
拙劣zhuō lièclumsy; botched
弄巧成拙nòng qiǎo chéng zhuōto overreach oneself; to try to be clever and end up with egg on one's face

See also: Japanese symbol for “geezer”.

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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