佬(lǎo)

8 strokes

male

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Character information

Pinyin
lǎo
Meaning
male; man (Cantonese)
Strokes
8
HSK level
—
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 佬 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿰亻老

An old 老 person 亻; 老 also provides the pronunciation

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

Made of

亻rén老lǎo

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 佬 step by step

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

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Words with 佬

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

mù仫lǎo佬

Mulao ethnic group of Guangxi

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běi北lǎo佬

northerner, person from Northern China (Cantonese)

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jī基lǎo佬

(slang) gay guy

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dà大lǎo佬

big shot (leading some field or group); godfather (in an organization)

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guǐ鬼lǎo佬

foreigner (Cantonese)

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xiāng乡bā巴lǎo佬

(derog.) country bumpkin; hick

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Related characters

From 佬’s common words

仫北基大鬼乡巴

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