The old man sat down.
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老人
lǎo rén
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lǎo rén · lou5 jan4 (Jyutping)
- old man or woman
- the elderly
- one's aged parents or grandparents
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Character breakdown
老
- Meaning
- old, aged; experienced; Kangxi radical 125
- Radical
- 老
- Strokes
- 6
- Components
- ⿱耂匕
- Cangjie
- JKP
- Four-corner
- 4471.1
人
- Meaning
- man; people; mankind; someone else
- Radical
- 人
- Strokes
- 2
- Components
- ？
- Cangjie
- O
- Four-corner
- 8000.0
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Example sentences
The old man lived by himself.
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