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CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- lao3
- English meanings
- old, aged;of long standing, outdated, tough, overgrown, dark (of colors)
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Top–bottom structure
Top–bottom arrangement: top 耂; bottom 匕.
This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
labor; work
chatter
maternal grandmother
to fish up
flooded
iron; brand
firm
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Related words
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- 元老
- 养老
- 养老金
- 养老院
- 古老
- 老乡
- 老人
- 老人家
- 老伴儿
- 老公
- 老化
- 老大
- 老太太
- 老头儿
- 老婆
- 老字号
- 老实
- 老实说
- 老家
- 老师
- 老年
- 老是
- 老朋友
- 老板
- 老汉
- 老百姓
- 老远
- 衰老
- 说老实话