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jail

Composition


Components

Sounds

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.

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