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老

On the HSK 3 vocabulary list, at CEFR level A2.

lǎo ㄌㄠˇ

    • 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
    • old (of people)
    • venerable (person)
    • experienced
    • of long standing
    • always
    • all the time
    • of the past
    • very
    • outdated
    • tough

      of meat etc

Other words read lǎo

In the same tone

All 9 words read lǎo

lao with other tones

All 25 words read lao in any tone

Other words read lǎo

In the same tone

All 9 words read lǎo

lao with other tones

All 25 words read lao in any tone

How 老 is written

    部首 radical
    老
    笔画 strokes
    6
    结构 structure
    独体字

    老 as a 部首

    老 is a 部首 (bùshǒu), a radical. A Chinese dictionary files every character under one of them, and this one files 7 under 老. Look a character up by the 老 radical

    Words with 老

    Starting with 老

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    Ending with 老

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    Containing 老

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    Words with 老

    Starting with 老

    All 255 words starting with 老

    Ending with 老

    All 38 words ending with 老

    Containing 老

    All 95 words containing 老

    Example sentences and grammar articles using 老

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