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 outdated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
fig. (of parents) to dote on one's children
fig. (of parents) to dote on one's children
(dialect) corn
every potter praises his own pot (idiom)
every potter praises his own pot (idiom)
a truism; banal comments; an old observation (idiom)
old but vigorous (idiom); hale and hearty despite the years
obsolete practice; (fig.) ancient history
blurred vision of an old person (idiom)
calm; unperturbed
dotard
experienced; seasoned
boss; executive
callus (patch or hardened skin); corns (on feet); also lǎo jiǎn
(coll.) an American; person from the United States
old man
same as lǎo lao; maternal grandmother
senile; doddering; dim sight of the aged
another name for Laozi lǎo zǐ
thick-skinned (i.e. impervious to criticism); brazen; face
middle-aged man; experienced old-timer
seasoned, well‑connected middle‑aged man
old-fashioned; outmoded
old-fashioned; outmoded