(lào)

13 strokes

(bound form) semi-solid food made from milk (junket, cheese etc)

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
lào
Meaning
(bound form) semi-solid food made from milk (junket, cheese etc); (bound form) fruit jelly; sweet paste made with crushed nuts; Taiwan pr. [luo4]
Strokes
13
HSK level
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰酉各

In this compound, the meaning comes from (wine); supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write step by step

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

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Words with

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

nǎilào

cheese; CL:块,盒[he2],片[pian4]

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yogurt (loanword) (Tw)

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lào

(Tw) avocado (Persea americana)

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tyrosine (Tyr), an amino acid

Open 酪氨酸 page →

casein (milk protein)

Open 酪蛋白 page →

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