lāo HSK7

scoop out of water

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound. Simplified form of .

Components

Meaning component
shou, shǒu hand

is a component form of .

Sound component
láo labor

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lāo scoop out of water Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components

Meaning component
shou, shǒu hand

is a component form of .

Sound component
láo labor

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangraːw
reːw

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Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang