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. 1. old (of people)
  2. 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. 3. very
  4. 4. always
  5. 5. all the time
  6. 6. experienced
  7. 7. of long standing
  8. 8. venerable (person)
  9. 9. outdated
  10. 10. of the past
  11. 11. (of meat etc) tough

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Words containing 老

Word Meaning
old famous brand; long-established shop
old or regular customer; peddler
erhua variant of lǎo kè
erhua variant of lǎo kè
(dialect) sparrow
(dialect) sparrow
honest; well-behaved; sincere
well-behaved; (coll.) docile; biddable
honestly speaking; to be frank, ...
honestly speaking; to be frank, ...
veteran; fig. old-timer; lit. old general
(coll.) as one ages, one becomes more and more like a child
suitable for young and old
treating youngsters and old folk equally scrupulously
treating youngsters and old folk equally scrupulously
suitable for both the young and the old
Laoshan Velodrome, a Beijing 2008 Olympics venue
Laoshan Velodrome, a Beijing 2008 Olympics venue
teacher
(dialect) country bumpkin; a hick
(dialect) country bumpkin; a hick
senile dementia
senile dementia
old age
Alzheimer's disease; senile dementia