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 outdated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
老鼠过街，人人喊打 lǎo shǔ guò jiē ， rén rén hǎn dǎ	fig. everyone detests a lowlife
老鼠過街，人人喊打 lǎo shǔ guò jiē ， rén rén hǎn dǎ	fig. everyone detests a lowlife
老鼻子 lǎo bí zi	many
老齡 lǎo líng	aging; old age; the aged
老齡化 lǎo líng huà	aging (population)
聖誕老人 shèng dàn lǎo rén	Santa Claus; Father Christmas
臭老九 chòu lǎo jiǔ	insult for intellectuals
艾老 ài lǎo	(literary) person aged over fifty; elderly person
庄老 zhuāng lǎo	Zhuangzi and Laozi, the Daoist masters
莊老 zhuāng lǎo	Zhuangzi and Laozi, the Daoist masters
蒼老 cāng lǎo	old; aged; forceful
苍蝇老虎 cāng ying lǎo hǔ	(coll.) jumping spider
蒼蠅老虎 cāng ying lǎo hǔ	(coll.) jumping spider
姜是老的辣 jiāng shì lǎo de là	see 姜还是老的辣jiāng hái shì lǎo de là
薑是老的辣 jiāng shì lǎo de là	see 姜还是老的辣jiāng hái shì lǎo de là
姜还是老的辣 jiāng hái shì lǎo de là	ginger gets spicier as it gets older (idiom)
薑還是老的辣 jiāng hái shì lǎo de là	ginger gets spicier as it gets older (idiom)
识途老马 shí tú lǎo mǎ	experienced guide; seasoned expert
識途老馬 shí tú lǎo mǎ	experienced person who knows the way
护老者 hù lǎo zhě	carer of elderly persons; aged care worker
護老者 hù lǎo zhě	carer of elderly persons; aged care worker
猫哭老鼠 māo kū lǎo shǔ	fake sympathy; crocodile tears
貓哭老鼠 māo kū lǎo shǔ	fake sympathy; crocodile tears
赤老 chì lǎo	variant of 赤佬chì lǎo
返老还童 fǎn lǎo huán tóng	to recover one's youthful vigor

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