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  1. 老 is the 179th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 178 words.
  4. appears as a component in 71 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (old)
Graphical :
=> , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. lao3 - 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or familiarity/old (of people)/venerable (person)/experienced/of long standing/always/all the time/of the past/very/outdated/(of meat etc) tough

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 老 (lao3): The component 老 is pronounced as 'lao3'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 
老公 
老婆 
老妈 (老媽)
老师 (老師)
老爸 
老板 (老闆)

Medium Frequency

古老 
回老家 
年老 
老人 
老人家 
老外 
老大 
老天 
老天爷 (老天爺)
老太太 
老娘 
老子 
老家 
老实 (老實)
老年 
老年人 
老弟 
老是 
老板娘 
老爷 (老爺)
老百姓 
老虎 
老乡 (老鄉)
老头 (老頭)
老鼠 
衰老 
养老金 (養老金)

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  1. 姥 is the 2868th most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 6 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (woman), (old)
Graphical :
=> , , 丿, , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. lao3 - grandma (maternal)
  2. mu3 - governess/old woman

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 姥 (lao3): The component 老 is pronounced as 'lao3'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 姥 (mu3): The component 女 is pronounced as 'ru3'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

姥姥 

Medium Frequency

姥爷 (姥爺)

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  1. 佬 is the 3317th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 11 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (human), (old)
Graphical :
=> , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. lao3 - male/man (Cantonese)

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 佬 (lao3): The component 老 is pronounced as 'lao3'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

大佬 

Medium Frequency

美国佬 (美國佬)
鬼佬 

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  1. 铑 is the 5937th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 0 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (metal/gold), (old)
Graphical :
=> 丿, , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. lao3 - rhodium (chemistry)

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 铑 (lao3): The component 老 is pronounced as 'lao3'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

Medium Frequency

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  1. 銠 is the 5937th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 0 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (metal/gold), (old)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. lao3 - rhodium (chemistry)

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 銠 (lao3): The component 老 is pronounced as 'lao3'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

Medium Frequency

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  1. 栳 is the 6544th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 0 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (tree), (old)
Graphical :
=> , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. lao3 - basket

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 栳 (lao3): The component 老 is pronounced as 'lao3'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

Medium Frequency

Decomposition Levels:
Level 1: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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