老 lǎo
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 老 — old, aged
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
老人
lǎorén
old person, the elderly
Characters in this word
人 rén
- Strokes
- 2
- Radical
- 人 — man, person
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
Example phrases
- 我爷爷和奶奶都是老人。 Wǒ yéye hé nǎinai dōu shì lǎorén. My grandpa and grandma are old people.
- 老人在看书。 Lǎorén zài kàn shū. The old man is reading.
- 这个老人很累。 Zhège lǎorén hěn lèi. This old man is very tired.
- 老人坐在门口。 Lǎorén zuò zài ménkǒu. An elderly person is sitting by the entrance.
- 这个老人爱看书。 Zhège lǎorén ài kàn shū. This elderly person likes reading.
- 老人要喝水吗？ Lǎorén yào hē shuǐ ma? Would the elderly person like some water?
- 请帮老人拿书。 Qǐng bāng lǎorén ná shū. Please help the elderly person carry the book.
- 老人从家里出来。 Lǎorén cóng jiālǐ chūlái. The elderly person came out of the house.
- 老人正在听歌。 Lǎorén zhèngzài tīng gē. The elderly person is listening to a song.
- 老人也喜欢唱歌。 Lǎorén yě xǐhuan chànggē. The elderly person also likes singing.