老

lǎo

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old (of people); venerable (person); experienced; of long standing; always; all the time; of the past; very; outdated; (of meat etc) tough

Radical: 老 HSK 1 a, d, g pictographic

Components & Etymology

老 decomposes into the following components:

耂 匕

Words containing 老

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 老.

二老
èr lǎo
偕老
xié lǎo
元老
yuán lǎo
八老
bā lǎo
养老
yǎng lǎo
变老
biàn lǎo
古老
gǔ lǎo
啃老
kěn lǎo
垂老
chuí lǎo
孤老
gū lǎo
家老
jiā lǎo
尊老
zūn lǎo

Related characters (radical 老)

Characters that share the radical 老.

耄 耆 耋

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