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Chinese symbol for “oldie”

老歌
lǎo gē
oldie (song)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for oldie is 老歌 (lǎo gē), defined as: oldie (song).

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
歌 gē
song, lyrics; to sing, to chant
radical 76 ⽋ · 14 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 老歌.

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
歌曲gē qǔsong
歌手gē shǒusinger
诗歌 (詩歌)shī gēpoem; measure word: 本 (běn), 首 (shǒu), 段 (duàn)

See also: Japanese symbol for “oldie”.

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.