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old 老
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| Explanation |
A similar radical is: filial obedience 孝 and this radical 耂 stands for an old man.
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Used in these characters:
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老
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JLPT HSK 1 |
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| aged/old (of people), venerable, experienced
lǎo
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老
耂
匕
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Top: old man 耂, below: sitting person 匕
The old man sitting there is aged and experienced.
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姥
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| grandmother (maternal), old woman
lǎo, mǔ
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女
老
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Left: woman 女, right: old, experienced 老 (old man 耂 as a sitting person 匕)
The woman of the old sitting man is: the grandmother.
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鳍
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JLPT no HSK |
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| fin
qí
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魚
耂
旨
老
日
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Left: fish 鱼/魚 (... with mouth ⺈, body 田 and tail fin 灬), right: person above 60 years 耆 (老 [Old man 耂, sitting person 匕], sun 日)[old man 耂 & order, purpose 旨]
At the fish they give like an old man 耂 (with the fingers 指), the orders 旨: the fins.
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嗜
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JLPT no HSK |
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| addicted to, fond of, preference, (word's end ...-phil)
shì
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口
老
旨
日
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Left: mouth 口, right: old man 耆 (old, experienced 老 [old man 耂, sitting person 匕], sun 日)
(He likes eating?) By the mouth has the old man his preferences: his addiction.
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佬
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JLPT no HSK |
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| male, man, person
lǎo
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亻
老
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Left: person 亻, right: old, experienced 老 (old man 耂 as a sitting person 匕)
The 'person' of the old man is: male.
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耆
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JLPT no HSK |
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| man of sixty or seventy
qí
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老
日
旨
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Top: old, experienced 老 (old man 耂 as a sitting person 匕), bottom: sun 日
Image of an old man sitting in the sun (.. who gives instructions 旨 with the finger 指.)
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