Character data
HSK
1
FREQUENCY
179th character
RADICAL
⽼ (125.0)
STROKES
6
INDEX #
360
Character data
| HSK | 1 |
| Frequency | 179th character |
| Radical | ⽼ (125.0) |
| Strokes | 6 |
| Index # | 360 |
Definitions
| 老 lǎo |
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Stroke order
Words containing 老
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to look after the elderly and the young
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to look after the elderly and the young
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respect the elderly; honor the worthy
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respect the old and honor the worthy
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priority seating for the aged (on buses etc)
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presenilins
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common people; average people; hoi polloi
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matchmaker; go-between
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to admit to one's advancing years; to acquiesce to old age
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straight edge; ungraduated ruler
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straight edge; ungraduated ruler
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Mindanao (island in the Philippines)
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Mindanao (island in the Philippines)
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common name for cormorant
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common name for cormorant
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majestic; awesome; splendid and powerful (of story)
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majestic; awesome; splendid and powerful (of story)
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One is never too old to learn. (idiom)
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One is never too old to learn. (idiom)
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too ashamed to face people back home
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too ashamed to face hometown elders
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fig. to be meddlesome; lit. a dog who catches mice (idiom)
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bachelor; lit. fifth child of the Wangs
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Wanglaoji (beverage brand)
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grow old together as a married couple
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