Character data

HSK 1

FREQUENCY 179th character

RADICAL ⽼ (125.0)

STROKES 6

INDEX # 360

老 lǎo

old (of people)

HSK 1 #179

Character data

HSK	1
Frequency	179th character
Radical	⽼ (125.0)
Strokes	6
Index #	360

Definitions

老 lǎo

1. old (of people)
2. prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity
3. very
4. always
5. all the time
6. experienced
7. of long standing
8. venerable (person)
9. outdated
10. of the past
11. (of meat etc) tough

Stroke order

Words containing 老

Word	Meaning
老大媽 lǎo dà mā	"Madam" (affectionate term for an elderly woman)
老大徒伤悲 lǎo dà tú shāng bēi	vain regrets of old age (idiom)
老大徒傷悲 lǎo dà tú shāng bēi	vain regrets of old age (idiom)
老大爺 lǎo dà yé	grandpa; uncle
老天爺 lǎo tiān yé	Heavens; God
老天爷饿不死瞎家雀 lǎo tiān yé è bù sǐ xiā jiā què	fig. don't give up hope
老天爺餓不死瞎家雀 lǎo tiān yé è bù sǐ xiā jiā què	fig. don't give up hope
老太公 lǎo tài gōng	aged gentleman (dialect, respectful term)
老太爷 lǎo tài yé	elderly gentleman (respectful); esteemed father
老太爺 lǎo tài yé	elderly gentleman (respectful); esteemed father
老套 lǎo tào	hackneyed; well-worn (phrase etc); stereotypical fashion
老套子 lǎo tào zi	old methods; old habits
老奸巨滑 lǎo jiān jù huá	variant of 老奸巨猾lǎo jiān jù huá
老奸巨猾 lǎo jiān jù huá	cunning; crafty; wily old fox
老姥 lǎo mǔ	old lady (term of modesty)
老婆孩子热炕头 lǎo pó hái zi rè kàng tou	the simple and good life; wife, kids and a warm bed (idiom)
老婆孩子熱炕頭 lǎo pó hái zi rè kàng tou	the simple and good life; wife, kids and a warm bed (idiom)
老妇人 lǎo fù rén	old lady (term of modesty)
老婦人 lǎo fù rén	old lady (term of modesty)
老妈 lǎo mā	mom; mother
老媽 lǎo mā	mom; mother
老媽子 lǎo mā zi	older female servant; amah
老嫗 lǎo yù	old woman (formal writing)
老子英雄儿好汉，老子反动儿混蛋 lǎo zi yīng xióng ér hǎo hàn ， lǎo zi fǎn dòng ér hún dàn	fig. like father, like son
老子英雄兒好漢，老子反動兒混蛋 lǎo zi yīng xióng ér hǎo hàn ， lǎo zi fǎn dòng ér hún dàn	fig. like father, like son

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