- 耂(old person; elderly (pictographic variant))RADICAL
- 匕(spoon; curved)ASSOCIATIVE
An old person with a hunched back curved like a spoon is the image of this character.
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老
老
⽼Radical 125 · 6 strokes
old (of people)
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MEANING11 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
old (of people)
中年纪大的人niánjì dà de rén
- 。
He is an old teacher.
- ，。
Her grandmother is very old, but she's still in great health.
+ 3 more examples for this meaning
- ？
Why do you keep talking so much?
- ，：“，。”
Old Wang is very modest — he said, "Putting me in charge is out of the question, but I can play a minor supporting role."
- 。
Tonight I'm having dinner with my boss.
- 貳名noun
prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity
中放在姓氏或数字前面，表示顺序或亲切的词缀fàngzài xìngshì huò shùzì qiánmiàn, biǎoshì shùnxù huò qīnqiè de cízhuì
- 。
Old Wang is my teacher.
- ，？
Hey Li, what have you been up to lately?
- 參副adverb
always
中表示动作、状态一直继续，不停止biǎoshì dòngzuò、zhuàngtài yìzhí jìxù、búting zhǐ
- 。
He's always late.
- 。
She always forgets to bring her keys.
- 肆副adverb
all the time
中总是；一直；始终如此zǒngshì、yīzhí、shǐzhōng rúcǐ
- 。
He is always late.
- 伍形adjective
of long standing
中时间很长、经历很多年的shíjiān hěn cháng、jīnglì hěn duō nián de
- 。
He is an old friend.
- ，。
She's a long-time employee at the company, and everyone respects her greatly.
- 陸形adjective
experienced
中有很多经验；做过很多次yǒu hěn duō jīngyàn, zuòguò hěn duō cì
- 。
He is an experienced driver.
- ，。
This craftsman has been at his trade for thirty years and is extremely skilled.
- 柒形adjective
outdated
中不新鲜、不现代的；过时的bù xīnxiān、bù xiànhuà de；guòshí de
- 。
This outfit is too worn out.
- ，。
This design is outdated — the style is way too old-fashioned.
- 捌形adjective
of the past
中已经过去的；不是新的yǐjīng guòqù de；búshì xīn de
- 。
These are old photos of us from when we were kids.
- 玖副adverb
very
中非常；很fēicháng、hěn
- 。
He saw me from very far away.
- ，。
This problem is really hard — I've been working on it forever and still can't figure it out.
- 拾形adjective
venerable (person)
中年纪大、受人尊敬的人niánjì dà、shòu rén zūnjìng de rén
- 。
This elderly man is very kind and gentle.
- 。
The village elders gather under the tree every day to chat.
- 11形adjective
(of meat etc) tough
中肉质硬、不容易咀嚼的ròuzhì yìng、búróngyì juéjiáo de
- 。
This piece of meat is a bit tough.
- ，。
The scrambled eggs are overcooked and don't taste good at all.
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSISRELATED
老
MEANING11 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
old (of people)
中年纪大的人niánjì dà de rén
- 。
He is an old teacher.
- ，。
Her grandmother is very old, but she's still in great health.
+ 3 more examples for this meaning
- ？
Why do you keep talking so much?
- ，：“，。”
Old Wang is very modest — he said, "Putting me in charge is out of the question, but I can play a minor supporting role."
- 。
Tonight I'm having dinner with my boss.
- 貳名noun
prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity
中放在姓氏或数字前面，表示顺序或亲切的词缀fàngzài xìngshì huò shùzì qiánmiàn, biǎoshì shùnxù huò qīnqiè de cízhuì
- 。
Old Wang is my teacher.
- ，？
Hey Li, what have you been up to lately?
- 參副adverb
always
中表示动作、状态一直继续，不停止biǎoshì dòngzuò、zhuàngtài yìzhí jìxù、búting zhǐ
- 。
He's always late.
- 。
She always forgets to bring her keys.
- 肆副adverb
all the time
中总是；一直；始终如此zǒngshì、yīzhí、shǐzhōng rúcǐ
- 。
He is always late.
- 伍形adjective
of long standing
中时间很长、经历很多年的shíjiān hěn cháng、jīnglì hěn duō nián de
- 。
He is an old friend.
- ，。
She's a long-time employee at the company, and everyone respects her greatly.
- 陸形adjective
experienced
中有很多经验；做过很多次yǒu hěn duō jīngyàn, zuòguò hěn duō cì
- 。
He is an experienced driver.
- ，。
This craftsman has been at his trade for thirty years and is extremely skilled.
- 柒形adjective
outdated
中不新鲜、不现代的；过时的bù xīnxiān、bù xiànhuà de；guòshí de
- 。
This outfit is too worn out.
- ，。
This design is outdated — the style is way too old-fashioned.
- 捌形adjective
of the past
中已经过去的；不是新的yǐjīng guòqù de；búshì xīn de
- 。
These are old photos of us from when we were kids.
- 玖副adverb
very
中非常；很fēicháng、hěn
- 。
He saw me from very far away.
- ，。
This problem is really hard — I've been working on it forever and still can't figure it out.
- 拾形adjective
venerable (person)
中年纪大、受人尊敬的人niánjì dà、shòu rén zūnjìng de rén
- 。
This elderly man is very kind and gentle.
- 。
The village elders gather under the tree every day to chat.
- 11形adjective
(of meat etc) tough
中肉质硬、不容易咀嚼的ròuzhì yìng、búróngyì juéjiáo de
- 。
This piece of meat is a bit tough.
- ，。
The scrambled eggs are overcooked and don't taste good at all.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 耂(old person; elderly (pictographic variant))RADICAL
- 匕(spoon; curved)ASSOCIATIVE
An old person with a hunched back curved like a spoon is the image of this character.
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