Memory phrase for the character: 佬


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Meaning

male, man, person

Pronunciation

lǎo

Explanation

Left: person 亻, right: old, experienced 老 (old man 耂 as a sitting person 匕)

Mnemonic


 
The 'person' of the old man is: male.

Radicals

personThis radical is understood as an identical variant of "person" 人, and shows a person who stands with the legs apart. - This radical has several variation, i.e. a lying person , a sitting 匕 person.
oldA similar radical is: filial obedience 孝 and this radical 耂 stands for an old man.




 Vocabulary

鹤佬人 Hè lǎo rén  Hoklo people, southern Chinese people of Taiwan
鬼佬 guǐ lǎo  foreigner (Cantonese); westerner
阔佬 kuò lǎo  wealthy person; millionaire
阔佬 kuò lǎo  


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