老子

老子 Lǎo ㄌㄠˇ ㄗˇ lou5 zi2

老子 lǎo zi ㄌㄠˇ ˙ㄗ lou5 zi2 流利級 · Level 5

  • father
  • daddy
  • "I, your father" (in anger, or out of contempt)
  • I (used arrogantly or jocularly)

Stroke order

Practice writing

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Character breakdown

Example sentences

  • 老子要睡了,你们都给我闭嘴。 I'm trying to sleep, so shut up!
  • 道教是用老子的教导创立的,他是公元前六零四年在现代的河南省出生的圣贤。 Taoism was founded on the teachings of Laozi, a sage born in 604 B.C. in present-day Henan Province.

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