老 lǎo
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 老 — old, aged
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
老公
lǎogōng
husband
Characters in this word
公 gōng
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 八 — eight
- Made of
- 八 eight 厶 private, secret
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 我老公在家。 Wǒ lǎo gōng zài jiā. My husband is at home.
- 她老公很忙。 Tā lǎo gōng hěn máng. Her husband is very busy.
- 老公做饭了。 Lǎo gōng zuò fàn le. My husband cooked the meal.