老子 lǎo zǐ

Laozi, founder of Daoism; classic Daoist book

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 7944th word

Definitions

  1. 1. Laozi or Lao-tze (c. 500 BC), Chinese philosopher, the founder of Taoism
  2. 2. the sacred book of Daoism, 道德经dào dé jīng by Laozi

See also: lǎo zi

Characters

Character Meaning
老 lǎo HSK 1
old (of people)
子 zǐ HSK 1
(noun suffix); son; child