HSK 3 · INDIVIDUAL WORD LESSON
老
老
◎
Word meaning
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)
Character components
老 = ◎
历史构形部件
- ◎xxcharacterless component
Etymology · 词源
Source confidence · 资料可信度：Source-backed · 有资料依据“老”的历史构形可以这样理解：◎、◎、◎以图像或会意方式参与构形。这些部件的作用依据历史字形判断，不等同于今天看到的任意笔画组合。 以上是各字的历史构形说明；“老”作为现代词语时，应结合完整词义学习，不能把单字意义机械相加。
Pictograph of an old person with long hair bent over and leaning on a cane. These notes explain the characters’ formation. Learn 老 as a complete modern word rather than mechanically adding isolated character meanings.
Learning note · 学习提示：形旁通常提示意义范围，声旁通常提示较早的读音；现代普通话读音或字义可能已经发生变化。
部件联想帮助记忆字形，不代替严格的汉字字源研究。基础整体字不会为了动画而强行拆解。