Old in Chinese (Mandarin): 老 (lǎo)

Use it in a sentence

The characters in 老

• 老

  Old.

  6 strokes

Third tone. 老 also shows respect, as in 老师 (lǎoshī), teacher, and is part of animal names like 老虎 (tiger).

More examples with 老

• 这棵树很老了。

  這棵樹很老了。

  Zhè kē shù hěn lǎo le.

  This tree is very old.

• 老奶奶在公园散步。

  老奶奶在公園散步。

  Lǎo nǎinai zài gōngyuán sànbù.

  The old lady walks in the park.

How to write 老 in Chinese

Each box adds one stroke, in red. Write them in this order.