老 lǎo
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 老 — old, aged
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
老伴儿
lǎobànr
elderly spouse; one's old companion
Characters in this word
伴 bàn
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 亻 — man, person
- Made of
- 亻 man, person 半 half
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
儿 ér
- Strokes
- 2
- Radical
- 儿 — son, child
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
Example phrases
- 失去老伴儿以后，他才发现日常琐事背后藏着最深的依赖。 Shīqù lǎobànr yǐhòu, tā cái fāxiàn rìcháng suǒshì bèihòu cáng zhe zuì shēn de yīlài. Only after losing his spouse did he realise that the deepest dependence was hidden behind everyday trivialities.
- 爷爷每天早上都和老伴儿一起散步。 Yéye měi tiān zǎoshang dōu hé lǎobànr yìqǐ sànbù. Every morning Grandpa goes for a walk with his wife.
- 我老伴儿手艺好，做的菜谁都爱吃。 Wǒ lǎobànr shǒuyì hǎo, zuò de cài shéi dōu ài chī. My wife is a good cook, and everyone loves her dishes.