牢(láo)

HSK 67 strokes

firm

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Character information

Pinyin
láo
Meaning
firm; sturdy; fold (for animals); sacrifice; prison
Strokes
7
HSK level
HSK 6
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 牢 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿱宀牛

A stable 宀 where cattle are kept 牛

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

宀mián牛niú

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write 牢 step by step

7 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 牢

Common words using 牢 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

wáng亡yáng羊bǔ补láo牢
HSK 7-9

lit. to mend the pen after sheep are lost (idiom)

Open 亡羊补牢 page →
láo牢gù固
HSK 7-9

firm

Open 牢固 page →
láo牢láo牢
HSK 7-9

firmly

Open 牢牢 page →
láo牢jì记
HSK 7-9

to keep in mind; to remember

Open 牢记 page →
zuǐ嘴láo牢

tight-lipped

Open 嘴牢 page →
dì地láo牢

prison; dungeon

Open 地牢 page →
zuò坐láo牢

to be imprisoned

Open 坐牢 page →
jiān坚láo牢

strong

Open 坚牢 page →

Related characters

More HSK 6 characters

丧串乌乳予井亡仓

From 牢’s common words

亡羊补固记嘴地坐

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