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Title

ChiCha100 - Title - Inherited - old

Description

Discover their Hidden Meanings

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Subject

Language - Chinese

Level

Beginner

Created

02/28/2025

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Term

100) ?

lao

Definition

short version of 'old' character

Term

100) 老

lao

Definition

old

old [lao] + old-person/spoon (bi)

as character 'old' cannot be used on its own, 'old-person' is added to stress the meaning

Term

100bx) 子

zi

Definition

child

Term

100b) 孝

xiao

Definition

filial (piety)

old [lao] + child (zi)

a filial son is one who carries his old parents

Term

100c) 考 / 考察

kao / kaocha

Definition

test, examine, investigate; inspect

old [lao] + cane [symbol]

an old man uses a cane to test or inspect where to go