1. 老
  2. 板

老

Previous (化)Next (给)
  • 179th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.12% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 276 words
  • Component in 71 characters

Decomposition

1Once
老→
耂匕
2Radical
老→
老old
3Graphical
老→
耂乚㇒

Pinyin & Meaning

1. lǎo (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• old (of people) • venerable (person) • experienced • of long standing • always • all the time • of the past • very • outdated • (of meat etc) tough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 lǎo (lao3)The component 老 is pronounced as 'lǎo' (lao3). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Appears In

老 also appears in:
老鳍姥嗜佬耆耄铑蓍耋栳粩蛯耈荖鬐螧都者教考著诸署绪储猪赌孝屠堵睹煮烤奢暑嘟哮拷躇薯曙酵铐褚赭渚箸潴锗禇楮橥翥槠栲阇諸覩豬緒藷陼硣耇闍鲓鷵耊蠩

Example Words

Common

老公 
老婆 
老妈 (老媽)
老子 
老家 
老师 (老師)
老爸 
老板 (老闆)

Uncommon

偕老 
古老 
回老家 
年老 
白头偕老 (白頭偕老)
老人 
老人家 
老化 
老外 
老大 
老天 
老天爷 (老天爺)
老太 
老太太 
老娘 
老实 (老實)
老年 
老年人 
老弟 
老早 
老是 
老板娘 
老汉 (老漢)
老爷 (老爺)
老爷爷 (老爺爺)
老百姓 
老虎 
老乡 (老鄉)
老头 (老頭)
老头子 (老頭子)
老鼠 
苍老 (蒼老)
衰老 
养老 (養老)
养老金 (養老金)

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板

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Previous (呀)Next (庭)
  • 928th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 3 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 198 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
板→
木反
2Radical
板→
木tree⺁cliff又right hand
3Graphical
板→
一丨八丿㇒㇇㇏

Pinyin & Meaning

1. bǎn (ban3)board • plank • plate • shutter • table tennis bat • clappers (music) • CL:塊|块[kuai4] • accented beat in Chinese music • hard • stiff • to stop smiling or look serious
2. bǎn (ban3)see 老闆|老板, boss
3. pàn (pan4)to catch sight of in a doorway (old)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 板 bǎn (ban3)The component 反 is pronounced as 'fǎn' (fan3). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for 板 pàn (pan4)The component 反 is pronounced as 'fǎn' (fan3). It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words

Common

平板 
模板 
老板 (老闆)

Uncommon

主板 
刻板 
叫板 
呆板 
地板 
天花板 
木板 
板凳 
板块 (板塊)
板子 
板栗 
板鸭 (板鴨)
死板 
滑板 
甲板 
白板 
石板 
篮板 (籃板)
纸板 (紙板)
老板娘 
脚板 (腳板)
菜板 
踏板 
身板 
钢板 (鋼板)
铁板 (鐵板)
铁板烧 (鐵板燒)
面板 (麵板)
黑板 

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