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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 老

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
老 lǎo - 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
- old (of people)
- venerable (person)
- experienced
- of long standing
- always
- all the time
- of the past
- very
- outdated
- (of meat etc) tough

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
3 1 238 295 165

Character Breakdown:

Decomposition:

⿱ 耂 匕

Radical:

老

Type:

Pictographic

Hint:

A person bent over with long hair 匕 and a crutch; compare 耂

Other Words Containing 老

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
老 3 1 238 295 165
老兄 - - 709 24,184 18,746
老师 1 1 804 795 397
老板 5 3 924 1,448 1,032
老婆 - 4 934 2,197 793
老天 - - 1,375 11,918 5,604
老实 5 4 1,669 8,670 6,330
老鼠 5 - 2,041 5,996 3,718
老公 - 4 2,327 2,313 786
圣诞老人 - - 2,502 12,647 4,937
老朋友 - 2 2,666 12,345 8,876
老大 - 7 3,171 3,427 1,710
老头 - - 3,356 6,765 5,317
老人 - 1 3,401 1,395 2,113
古老 5 5 3,524 6,966 7,799
老爹 - - 3,635 15,764 8,163
老弟 - - 3,787 16,032 11,114
老天爷 - - 4,045 19,711 9,929
百老汇 - - 4,285 - -
老家伙 - - 4,524 28,241 35,241
老是 - 2 4,569 6,562 2,991
老虎 4 - 5,007 5,902 5,169
老远 - 7 5,489 19,021 15,063
老二 - - 5,630 13,143 12,345
老家 - 4 6,211 6,616 5,855
老太太 - 3 6,280 8,533 6,647
老鹰 - - 6,498 18,068 15,981
老头子 - - 6,643 15,213 12,127
老式 - - 6,977 19,371 21,316
老友 - - 7,583 16,714 9,034
老子 - - 7,948 3,812 1,643
长老 - - 8,312 10,957 24,417
老太婆 - - 8,728 21,100 13,342
老兵 - - 8,922 13,846 11,677
元老 - 8 9,670 24,492 30,785
养老金 - 8 10,013 10,946 14,835
老人家 - 8 10,121 7,158 5,451
养老院 - 8 10,842 31,606 28,397
老娘 - - 10,863 9,343 3,463
衰老 6 8 11,024 8,224 4,203
老年人 - - 11,190 5,823 9,127
老年 - 2 11,362 5,447 7,697
老奶奶 - - 11,700 20,364 9,677
老爷 - - 11,926 10,258 8,680
老掉牙 - - 12,020 58,990 39,346
老百姓 5 3 12,088 3,167 3,766
法老 - - 13,372 37,072 27,959
老练 - - 14,162 31,388 35,248
老手 - - 14,523 32,817 31,023
老话 - - 14,617 25,692 20,147
长生不老 - - 15,244 39,112 20,797
老爷子 - - 16,255 13,035 13,269
老化 - 8 16,387 9,591 9,436
养老 - 6 16,911 5,334 9,168
老板娘 - - 16,959 14,461 8,508
年老 - - 17,413 11,437 5,349
老头儿 - 3 17,420 25,846 25,741
老年痴呆症 - - 17,587 - -
老爷爷 - - 17,723 25,978 11,652
老大哥 - - 17,928 30,085 32,152
老好人 - - 18,821 50,003 29,928
老处女 - - 19,125 - -
老牌 - - 19,509 14,784 20,608
老虎机 - - 19,513 - -
老乡 - 6 20,046 9,890 9,842
老一套 - - 20,664 54,901 61,330
老路 - - 21,419 26,483 33,369
老太 - - 21,637 18,543 12,856
老东西 - - 21,702 52,593 43,259
老挝 - - 21,909 9,071 29,969
老爷车 - - 22,062 40,123 32,940
米老鼠 - - 22,302 34,465 19,311
老伴 - - 22,367 11,500 16,811
老毛病 - - 23,471 41,764 28,483
老早 - - 23,510 36,240 15,459
老生常谈 - - 24,149 50,609 47,678
老本 - - 24,372 52,086 42,735
老糊涂 - - 24,394 71,564 63,272
母老虎 - - 24,443 61,322 39,992
回老家 - - 26,749 16,169 9,312
男女老少 - - 26,827 29,492 28,281
生老病死 - - 27,869 41,373 23,231
老茧 - - 28,288 53,931 37,896
老总 - - 29,150 7,518 7,764
老虎钳 - - 30,110 96,324 87,199
老将 - - 30,748 7,808 29,626
老妈子 - - 31,154 47,089 21,379
大老粗 - - 32,015 78,454 69,519
老大不小 - - 32,090 68,376 37,630
老公公 - - 32,154 39,204 17,070
老成 - - 32,433 36,268 27,456
老外 - - 32,705 9,969 4,907
老一辈 - - 32,837 19,260 23,630
老鸨 - - 33,618 49,421 37,481
老到 - - 33,808 34,611 27,007
苍老 - - 34,061 16,174 7,689
老者 - - 34,823 9,114 15,386
老脸 - - 34,825 33,908 29,845
老伯 - - 35,065 18,530 24,605
老朽 - - 35,102 20,011 36,859
孤老 - - 35,138 46,841 56,615
老少 - - 35,676 23,454 17,138
老狐狸 - - 36,047 40,205 53,040
老调重弹 - - 36,300 85,319 70,915
老城区 - - 36,628 21,350 34,994
唐老鸭 - - 37,039 52,212 28,860
老当益壮 - - 37,749 58,876 37,435
天荒地老 - - 37,765 43,068 16,936
父老 - - 38,533 34,713 35,310
老谋深算 - - 38,883 53,297 58,579
小老婆 - - 39,168 51,859 32,129
老江湖 - - 39,396 49,597 55,345
老酒 - - 39,467 34,926 18,922
老态 - - 39,611 65,879 52,554
老汉 - 9 39,863 14,541 12,047
纸老虎 - - 40,513 37,890 32,820
老资格 - - 40,772 55,497 65,048
老花镜 - - 41,227 61,645 47,186
过街老鼠 - - 41,786 58,384 50,261
男女老幼 - - 44,866 54,102 61,034
敬老院 - - 46,895 22,260 35,051
老花 - - 47,078 - -
老迈 - - 47,099 52,019 56,156
老字号 - 9 47,442 14,592 18,098
老妪 - - 47,810 42,866 56,408
老夫 - - 47,811 9,121 20,153
老大爷 - - 48,031 27,593 18,307
老气横秋 - - 48,575 70,332 59,624
老皇历 - - 49,224 101,222 84,804
敬老 - - 49,574 35,627 44,224
宝刀不老 - - 50,091 79,256 61,521
老丈人 - - 50,802 55,145 44,400
七老八十 - - 51,101 80,420 42,952
老小 - - 52,028 30,380 23,978
老大妈 - - 52,498 - -
老龄化 - - 53,217 20,625 32,425
老伯伯 - - 53,644 71,888 45,124
地老天荒 - - 54,207 42,935 17,311
月老 - - 55,324 43,015 21,580
老实巴交 - - 56,699 56,487 55,171
老城 - - 57,968 27,576 29,960
老幺 - - 58,014 66,643 41,502
老生 - - 58,183 44,265 41,527
老父 - - 58,193 - -
二老 - - 58,424 28,148 26,183
老伴儿 - 9 60,448 54,443 46,419
中老年 - - 61,087 13,704 10,290
中老年人 - - 61,097 - -
老虎凳 - - 61,128 - 76,051
老两口 - - 62,241 - -
变老 - - 63,368 - -
老佛爷 - - 64,880 37,227 20,589
老账 - - 66,356 - -
老龄 - - 66,489 23,508 49,741
老粗 - - 68,946 97,508 58,315
老大娘 - - 70,655 42,265 59,245
倚老卖老 - - 76,211 65,719 37,391
大老婆 - - 76,499 70,487 35,990
秋老虎 - - 76,832 74,268 89,284
家老 - - 77,995 - -
老花眼 - - 83,968 90,763 60,005
年老体弱 - - 87,867 - -
老骥伏枥 - - 88,266 - 72,804
未老先衰 - - 88,537 75,636 44,529
老辣 - - 91,704 55,665 43,635
老赖 - - 91,760 46,691 51,703
船老大 - - 92,271 63,856 77,942
少年老成 - - 94,033 77,568 63,848
老马识途 - - 95,301 - 95,974
老千 - - 97,803 - -