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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stay married till old age; grow old together
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stay married till old age; lifelong marriage
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stay married till old age; until death do us part
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centenarian
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centenarian
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Broadway (New York City)
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sham; fake important personage
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pretentious and vacuous person
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(coll.) (I, you etc) have what status; who am I (you etc)
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(coll.) (I, you etc) have what status; who am I (you etc)
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Mickey Mouse
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paper tiger
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to spend one's last years
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to spend one's last years
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to look to the past for guidance (idiom)
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to look to the past for guidance (idiom)
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fig. to revive old quarrels; to reopen old wounds
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fig. to revive old quarrels; to reopen old wounds
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older generation; previous generation
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sir (respectful form of address for an old man)
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Mao’s three key essays on revolution
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old trio of colors: black, gray, blue
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(derog.) old but still alive; old fart; old bastard
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youngest
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old people's home; nursing home
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