老 lǎo
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 老 — old, aged
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
老字号
lǎozìhao
old-established shop or brand
Characters in this word
字 zì
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 子 — son, child
- Made of
- 宀 roof 子 son, child
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
号 hào
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 口 — mouth
- Made of
- 口 mouth 丂 breath
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 这家老字号能在电商冲击下维持口碑，靠的不是怀旧，而是稳定的品质。 Zhè jiā lǎozìhao néng zài diànshāng chōngjī xià wéichí kǒubēi, kào de bú shì huáijiù, ér shì wěndìng de pǐnzhì. This old-established brand has maintained its reputation amid the impact of e-commerce not through nostalgia, but through consistent quality.
- 这家老字号的点心做了一百多年。 Zhè jiā lǎozìhao de diǎnxīn zuò le yì bǎi duō nián. This old-established shop has been making pastries for over a hundred years.
- 爷爷总爱去巷口那家老字号喝茶。 Yéye zǒng ài qù xiàngkǒu nà jiā lǎozìhao hē chá. Grandpa always likes to go for tea at the old shop at the end of the lane.