叟(sǒu): old gentleman
9 strokes
old gentleman
Stroke order animation
Character information
- Pinyin
- sǒu
- Meaning
- old gentleman; old man
- Strokes
- 9
- HSK level
- —
- Traditional
- Same
Origin & structure
Where 叟 comes from and how its parts fit together.
How to write 叟 step by step
9 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.
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Words with 叟
Common words using 叟 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.
lit. the old man lost his horse, but it all turned out for the best (idiom)
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