老少

老
少
the old and the young

Characters and words in 老少

老
lǎo = l + ao3
prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity / old (of people) / venerable (person) / experienced / of long standing / always / all the time / of the past / very / outdated / (of meat etc) tough
Add a new mnemonic for 老 = ⺹ + 匕
老 = ⺹ + 匕 : Lancelot (l) is showing his respect to grandpa (老) in the aorta's living room (ao3). He's bowing deep and offering a crown (⺹), but grandpa refuses by hitting Lancelot on the head with a ladle (匕).
Add comic
少
shǎo = sh + ao3
few / less / to lack / to be missing / to stop (doing sth) / seldom
Add a new mnemonic for 少 = 丿 + 小
少 = 丿 + 小 : Mnemonic symbol: 少 looks like a smiley face.

There's a food shortage (少) in the aorta, and Sherlock Holmes (sh) and Smiley (少) are looking for food in the living room (ao3). There's only one banana (丿) left. Soon they'll have to eat the many daisies (小) which are growing there.
Add comic
少
shào = sh + ao4
young
Add a new mnemonic for 少 = 丿 + 小

Words with 老少

男
女
老
少
men, women, young and old / all kinds of people / people of all ages
老
少
咸
宜
suitable for young and old
老
老
少
少
无
無
欺
欺
cheating neither old nor young / treating youngsters and old folk equally scrupulously / Our house offers sincere treatment to all and fair trade to old and young alike.
老
少
皆
宜
suitable for both the young and the old

Sentences with 老少

老少 currently does not appear in any sentence.
Comments
There aren't any comments yet.
Add comment