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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 老子
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 老子 | lǎo zǐ | - Laozi or Lao-tze (c. 500 BC), Chinese philosopher, the founder of Taoism - the sacred book of Daoism, 道德經|道德经[Dao4 de2 jing1] by Laozi |
| 老子 | lǎo zi | - father - daddy - "I, your father" (in anger, or out of contempt) - I (used arrogantly or jocularly) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | 7,948 | 3,812 | 1,643 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 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- old (of people) - venerable (person) - experienced - of long standing - always - all the time - of the past - very - outdated - (of meat etc) tough |
| 子 | zǐ | - son - child - seed - egg - small thing - 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.-1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the rat - viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3deng3 jue2wei4] - ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north) - subsidiary; subordinate; (prefix) sub- |
| 子 | zi | - (noun suffix) |
Other Words Containing 老子
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 老子 | - | - | 7,948 | 3,812 | 1,643 |