láo

firm; sturdy; fold (for animals)

HSK 6

1Stroke Order Animation

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2Readings & Meanings

  • láofirm; sturdy; fold (for animals)

3Structure

Top-bottom structure上下结构

is built from 2 parts.

4Common Words with

亡羊补牢wáng yáng bǔ láo

lit. to mend the pen after sheep are lost (idiom); fig. to act belatedly; better late than never

吃牢饭chī láo fàn

to do prison time (Tw)

嘴牢zuǐ láo

tight-lipped

地牢dì láo

prison; dungeon

坐牢zuò láo

to be imprisoned

坚牢jiān láo

strong; firm

Other Characters Pronounced “lao”