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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 老人

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
老人 lǎo rén - old man or woman
- the elderly
- one's aged parents or grandparents

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
- 1 3,401 1,395 2,113

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
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- outdated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
rén- person; people
- CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]

Other Words Containing 老人

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
圣诞老人 - - 2,502 12,647 4,937
老人 - 1 3,401 1,395 2,113
老人家 - 8 10,121 7,158 5,451