Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 老
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老 |
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Meaning |
aged/old (of people), venerable, experienced |
Pronunciation |
lǎo |
Explanation |
Top: old man 耂, below: sitting person 匕 |
Mnemonic
| The old man sitting there is aged and experienced. |
Radicals
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老
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old | |
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耂
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old man | |
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匕
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spoon, ladle | (In the explanations this radical is also used as a sitting person. (Further radicals with „person“ are: sitting cross-legged 夂, lying  , kneeling ⺈, skilled 才, bending マ,卩, slumped 㔾 or husband 夫)) |
Tip: Go to the radicals that are contained in this character and learn all the characters with this radical systematically!
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Vocabulary
| 老人 |
lǎo rén |
old man or woman; the elderly; one's aged parents or grandparents | | 老鼠 |
lǎo shǔ |
rat; mouse | | 衰老 |
shuāi lǎo |
to age; to deteriorate with age; old and weak | | 老翁 |
lǎo wēng |
old man | | 老年痴呆症 |
lǎo nián chī dāi zhèng |
senile dementia; Alzheimer's disease | | 老狐狸 |
lǎo hú li |
old fox; fig. cunning person | | 老骥嘶风 |
lǎo jì sī fēng |
old steed sniffs the wind (idiom); fig. aged person with great aspirations | | 老马嘶风 |
lǎo mǎ sī fēng |
old horse sniffs the wind (idiom); fig. aged person with great aspirations | | 老姥 |
lǎo mǔ |
old lady (term of modesty) | | 老婆孩子热炕头 |
lǎo pó hái zi rè kàng tou |
wife kids and a warm bed (common saying); the simple and good life; longa est vita si plena est; la dolce vita | | 白头偕老 |
bái tóu xié lǎo |
(to live together until the) white hairs of old age (idiom); to live to a ripe old age in conjugal bliss; until death do us part |
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