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HSK 1 · Friends & people

老人

lǎo rén

old person

Stroke order of 老人

2 characters, 8 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

老 · 6 strokes人 · 2 strokes

Memory trick

A 老 bent figure with a cane beside a 人 person: an elderly person.

Parts: 老 old (bent figure with hair and cane) + 人 person

The characters in 老人

  • 老 lǎo — old (6 strokes)
  • 人 rén — person; people (2 strokes)

Example sentence

老人坐在椅子上。

The old man is sitting on the chair.

Words with 老

Words with 人

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