IDENTITY
老lǎoold (of people); always
HSK 1Top 60
CORE MEANING
old (of people); always
- Part of speech
- adjective
- Register
- neutral
Senses
- 1.old (of people)HSK1
- 2.alwaysHSK4
FORM & BREAKDOWN
- Radical
- 老old radical (lǎo)
- strokes
- 6
- Structure
- top-bottom compound
- IDS sequence
- ⿸耂匕
- top element (an elder with long hair)
- lower element
USAGE
Common words
老师lǎoshīteacher
老人lǎorénold person
老板lǎobǎnboss
Graded examples
这位老人今年八十岁了。Zhè wèi lǎorén jīnnián bāshí suì le.HSK3
This old man is eighty this year.
RELATIONS
Lookalike — don’t mix up
POEM LINES WITH THIS CHARACTER
LEARNING
Memory aid
An elder with long hair leaning on a cane.
- HSK version
- 3.0
- Frequency rank
- #60
- Memory aid
- imagery
TRUST & SOURCES
- Reviewed by
- AI-assisted editorial review
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-14
Sources
- CC-CEDICT 2026-01-01
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