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Pronunciation

lǎo

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lǎo Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
lǎo | lao3
English translation
grandma (maternal)
maternal grandmother; midwife
Pīnyīn Pronunciation
mǔ | mu3
English translation
governess
old woman

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About lǎo

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Number of strokes

9

Traditional form

lǎo

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Learning hint

An older  lǎo woman  lǎo also provides the pronunciation

Etymology of lǎo

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

女老

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Words with lǎo

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
姥姥 lǎolao (coll.) mother's mother姥姥 lǎolao
lǎo governess lǎo
姥爷 lǎo ye maternal grandfather (dialectal)姥爺
姨姥姥 yí lǎo lao great-aunt姨姥姥 yí lǎo lao

lǎo Decomposition & Compounds

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lǎo Decomposition

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