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HSK
6
láo
牢
jail
牢
jail
Composition
Components
宀
dollhouse
宀
dollhouse
牛
cow
牛
cow
Sounds
l-
Legolas
l-
Legolas
-ao
barn
-ao
barn
2
inside main room
2
inside main room
Pinyin
lao2
•
láo
Meaning
Primary
jail
Alternatives
prison
Mnemonic
[l-] Legolas
is
[2] inside
the
[-ao] barn
stuck inside a gigantic
宀 dollhouse
. He is in
牛 cow
牢 jail
for stealing milk. Inside the
牢 jail
next to him is a
牛 cow
that looks at him with disgust as it chomps slowly on some hay.
Similar Meaning Characters
yù
獄
prison
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Same Pronunciation
láo
勞
labor
láo
嘮
chatter
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Found In Words
láofáng
牢房
jail cell
láoyù
牢獄
prison
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