牢 (láo) — Chinese Character

牢

láo

firm; sturdy; fold (for animals); sacrifice; prison

Radical: 牛 HSK 6 a, g ideographic

Components & Etymology

牢 decomposes into the following components:

宀牛

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 牢.

嘴牢

zuǐ láo

地牢

dì láo

坐牢

zuò láo

坚牢

jiān láo

大牢

dà láo

太牢

tài láo

套牢

tào láo

水牢

shuǐ láo

牢友

láo yǒu

牢固

láo gù

牢头

láo tóu

牢子

láo zǐ

Characters that share the radical 牛.

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