HSK 7–9

(lǎo): maternal grandmother, midwife

lǎo

maternal grandmother, midwife

Pinyin

lǎo

HSK Level

Level 7

Characters

1

English Meaning

maternal grandmother, midwife

How to Write (lǎo)

is written in 9 strokes. Follow the stroke order below, drawing each highlighted stroke in turn.

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Origin of

An older 老 woman 女; 老 also provides the pronunciation

What is Made Of

is built from 2 components:

woman, girl
old, aged

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Words Using

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