How to write 老

老 (lǎo) means “prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity”. The 老 stroke order has 6 strokes; the animation above shows them one at a time. Its radical is 老. To practise how to write 老, open writing practice; to hear how to pronounce 老, use the pronunciation trainer.

Words with 老

• 老 — lǎo, prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity; old (of people); venerable (person); experienced; of long standing; always; all the time; of the past; very; outdated; (of meat etc) tough
• 老 — lǎo, prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity; old (of people); venerable (person); experienced; of long standing; always; all the time; of the past; very; outdated; (of meat etc) tough
• 老师 — lǎo shī, teacher