劳(láo)

HSK 57 strokesTrad. 勞

(bound form) to toil

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Character information

Pinyin
láo
Meaning
(bound form) to toil; labor; (bound form) laborer; (bound form) meritorious deed; (bound form) fatigue; to put sb to the trouble (of doing sth); to express one's appreciation (Taiwan pr. [lao4])
Strokes
7
HSK level
HSK 5
Traditional
勞

Origin & structure

Where 劳 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿱艹⿱冖力

A man lifting 力 a load 冖 of grass 艹

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

Made of

艹ǎo冖mì力lì

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

Traditional form 勞: A man lifting 力 a load 冖 of grass 炏

How to write 劳 step by step

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

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Words with 劳

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

láo劳dòng动
HSK 5

work

Open 劳动 page →
gōng功láo劳
HSK 7-9

contribution

Open 功劳 page →
láo劳dòng动lì力
HSK 7-9

labor force

Open 劳动力 page →
láo劳wù务
HSK 7-9

service (work done for money)

Open 劳务 page →
dài代láo劳

to do sth in place of sb else

Open 代劳 page →
bó伯láo劳

shrike

Open 伯劳 page →
piān偏láo劳

undue trouble; Thank you for having gone out of your way to help me.

Open 偏劳 page →
yī一láo劳yǒng永yì逸

to get sth done once and for all

Open 一劳永逸 page →

Related characters

More HSK 5 characters

丑丢乏乘乙亏享仔

From 劳’s common words

动功力务代伯偏一

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