| Word form | lao3 |
| Original script | 老 |
| LWT meaning(s) | |
| Word meaning | old (age, mainly of living beings, but also of machines etc.); also: ,not tender’ (of meat, eggs, vegetables); prefix (mainly honorific) for appelation of persons and other living beings, e.g. lao3shi1 ,teacher’ lao3hu3 ,tiger’, lao3shu3 ,rat’, lao3 Wang ,Old Wang’ |
| Analyzability | unanalyzable |
| Age | Zhou dynasty [22] (-1050–-476) |
| Register | General |