WordTaiwan frequency #16,889
老字號
ㄌㄠˇ ㄗˋ ㄏㄠˋ
“long-established business; well-known old shop or brand with a long history”
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老
ㄌㄠˇ
Old; aged; experienced; venerable; of long standing; prefix for elders or familiar people; outdated; tough (food); always.
字
ㄗˋ
A written symbol representing a word or sound; a character; a letter; a word; a name or appellation; a contract or deed; also, a given name for a male at age twenty.
號
ㄏㄠˋ
To call out; to wail or howl; a name or appellation; a number designation; a signal or bugle call; a size or type; classifier for numbered items.
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Words sharing these characters
Vocabulary built from the same characters — most common first
- 老師ㄌㄠˇ ㄕteacher; a respectful term for someone who teaches or mentors; in imperial times, a student's formal address to an examiner
- 老人ㄌㄠˇ ㄖㄣˊold person; the elderly; senior citizen; long-time member or veteran of a group or organization.
- 名字ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄗˋa person's name; a name (of a person or thing); reputation, fame
- 老闆ㄌㄠˇ ㄅㄢˇboss; business owner; proprietor of a company or shop
- 文字ㄨㄣˊ ㄗˋcharacters; script; writing system; written language; text; written documents; literature; written works
- 數字ㄕㄨˋ ㄗˋnumeral; digit; number; figure; amount; digital (electronics etc)
- 老婆ㄌㄠˇ ㄆㄛˊwife; one's wife (informal, colloquial).
- 老公ㄌㄠˇ ㄍㄨㄥhusband; eunuch (historical); old man (archaic)
- 老人家ㄌㄠˇ ㄖㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄚpolite term for an elderly person; respectful way to refer to one's own or someone else's parents
- 號召ㄏㄠˋ ㄓㄠˋto call upon; to appeal to; to rally people for a cause; to summon public support
- 老鼠ㄌㄠˇ ㄕㄨˇrat; mouse; a rodent commonly found in homes; a sly or treacherous person.
- 老舊ㄌㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄡˋold and worn out; old-fashioned; outmoded; showing age and deterioration