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Meaning of 老
Pinyin
lǎo
Radical
耂
Strokes
6
Definition
(a prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family to indicate affection or familiarity) / old (of people)
Usage
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(coll.) father's father's mother / paternal great-grandmother / respectful form of address for an old woman
lit. old general / commander-in-chief 將帥|将帅, the equivalent of king in Chinese chess / fig. old-timer / veteran
(affectionate form of address for a male who is not very much younger than oneself) my boy / old pal
replace old cadres with younger ones / supersession of the old by the new / succession of the new to the old
(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
The old man wept bitterly. / Tears coursed down the old man's cheeks. / tears flowing from aged eyes / The old man's face was covered with tears.
father / daddy / "I, your father" (in anger, or out of contempt) / I (used arrogantly or jocularly)
old age / very / eldest child in a family / leader of a group / boss / captain of a boat / leader of a criminal gang
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Input Method for 老
Pinyin
lao3
Wubi
ftxb
Cangjie
jkp
Zhengma
bmrr
Four Corner
44712
Unicode
U+8001
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