Learn the stroke order of the Chinese character "老"

The character "老" has 6 strokes. Its radical is "老". View the introduction of "老"

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The basic meaning of the Chinese character "老"

adj.: old; aged; experienced; veteran; of long standing; old-fashioned; outmoded; outdated; out-of-date; former; original; (of colours) dark; deep; (of vegetables) overgrown; (of food) overcooked; overdone; hard; ageing; last born; youngest

n.: old people; the old/aged/elderly

adv.: for a long time; often; always; all the time; very

v.: (of old people) pass away; die

Form words with "老"

老街巷 old streets and lanes

老地方 same old place

老听众 regular listener;regular listener

老借口 same old excuse

老风俗 old customs

老酒鬼 chronic drunkard

老样子 same as usual

老茶客 tea drunkard

老首长 old chief

老型号 old model

老作家 veteran writer

老校区 old campus

老财迷 old miser

老熟人 old acquaintance

老成员 long-standing member

老球迷 confirmed fan

老习惯 old habit

人老心不老 be young at heart

重放老片子 rerun old films

保持老式样 maintain the old style

Example phrases using "老"

• 他从来不掏腰包，老揩朋友的油。

  He never pays for anything. He just scrounges off his friends.

• 老教授的讲话给了我们很多启发。

  The old professor’s remarks greatly inspired us.

• 老人们坐在树荫下，谈论着天气。

  Old people sat in the shade of a tree, chatting away about the weather.

• 他虽然已经30岁了，但还在啃老。

  He is already 30 years old, but still lives off his parents.

• 我今天老流鼻涕，大概伤风了。

  I have a running nose today. Maybe I’ve got a cold.

• 过了这么多年，你一点儿也不见老。

  You don’t look older at all after all these years.

• 他今天是怎么啦？老拿我撒气。

  What’s the matter with him today? He is always getting angry with me for no reason at all.

• 他老在我的面前摆他媳妇的好。

  He is always telling me how good his wife is.

• 新版本比起老版本有很大改进。

  The new edition is a great improvement on/over the original one. / The new edition shows many improvements compared with the original one.

• 这座宅院是他家仅有的老底儿。

  This house is the only property that has descended from his ancestors.

Explanation of Chinese character strokes

The types of Chinese character strokes refer to the classification of basic strokes that make up Chinese characters. According to traditional classification methods, the types of Chinese character strokes can be divided into eight major categories, namely: horizontal, vertical, left-falling, right-falling, dot, lifting, hook, and turning. Here is a brief explanation of each type of stroke:

Horizontal: A straight line segment from left to right, such as the character "一".

Vertical: A vertical line segment from top to bottom, such as the character "丨".

Left-falling: A line segment that falls from top to bottom and slants to the left, such as the character "丿".

Right-falling: A line segment that falls from top to bottom and slants to the right, such as the character "乀".

Dot: A small dot, such as the character "丶".

Lifting: A line segment that falls from top to bottom and bends to the right, such as the character "㇀".

Hook: A hook shape formed at the end of a stroke, such as the character "亅".

Turning: A shape where the stroke turns in the middle, such as the character "乛".

These types of strokes can be combined to form complex Chinese characters, each composed of different strokes. Understanding the types of Chinese character strokes is very important for writing and recognizing Chinese characters.