Memory phrase for the character: 老

老

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Top: old man 耂, below: sitting person 匕

The old man sitting there is aged and experienced.

老	old
耂	old man
匕	spoon, ladle	In the explanations this radical is also used as a sitting person. (Further radicals with „person“ are: sitting cross-legged 夂, lying , kneeling ⺈, skilled 才, bending マ,卩, slumped 㔾 or husband 夫)

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老人	lǎo rén	old man or woman; the elderly; one's aged parents or grandparents
老鼠	lǎo shǔ	rat; mouse
衰老	shuāi lǎo	to age; to deteriorate with age; old and weak
老翁	lǎo wēng	old man
老年痴呆症	lǎo nián chī dāi zhèng	senile dementia; Alzheimer's disease
老狐狸	lǎo hú li	old fox; fig. cunning person
老骥嘶风	lǎo jì sī fēng	old steed sniffs the wind (idiom); fig. aged person with great aspirations
老马嘶风	lǎo mǎ sī fēng	old horse sniffs the wind (idiom); fig. aged person with great aspirations
老姥	lǎo mǔ	old lady (term of modesty)
老婆孩子热炕头	lǎo pó hái zi rè kàng tou	wife kids and a warm bed (common saying); the simple and good life; longa est vita si plena est; la dolce vita
白头偕老	bái tóu xié lǎo	(to live together until the) white hairs of old age (idiom); to live to a ripe old age in conjugal bliss; until death do us part
白头偕老	bái tóu xié lǎo

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