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老 lǎo — “old”
How to write and say the Chinese character 老 (lǎo), which means old — with stroke order, audio, its story, and an example sentence. Theme: Family & people.
Pinyin · 拼音 lǎo
Meaning · 意思 old
Strokes · 笔画 6
Radical · 部首 老 (old)
Hear it · 听发音
Stroke order笔顺
老 is written with 6 strokes, in this order (the red stroke is the one being added):
The story behind it字源小故事
A little picture: a person bent over with long hair 匕 and a crutch; compare 耂.
A common word常用词
老师
teacher
Example sentence例句
老师教我们写字。
The teacher teaches us to write.
This page is part of the free Chinese character explorer from Casey Foundation Chinese School — a Saturday community Chinese school in Narre Warren, Victoria, serving Berwick, Cranbourne, Hallam and families across Melbourne's southeast. New students get a free trial lesson.