lǎo

HSK 1Character

Radical

Usage Frequency

Moderate

Characters

1

English Definitions

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outdated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

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Pronunciation Systems

Pinyin

lǎo

Pinyin (Numeric)

lao3

Wade-Giles

lao³

Bopomofo (Zhuyin)

ㄌㄠˇ

Gwoyeu Romatzyh

lao

Stroke Practice

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