老公
HSK 4 (2021)
老公 (lǎogōng) · husband
老公 (lǎogōng) means “husband”. It is written with 2 characters: 老 (old) + 公 (fair). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 老公 is built
The characters
老 lǎo · old
What 老 is made of
- 耂lǎo — old
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 土tǔ — earth
- 匕bǐ — spoon
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 丿 — falling stroke
Origin hint: A person bent over with long hair 匕 and a crutch; compare 耂 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
公 gōng · fair
What 公 is made of
- 八bā — eight
- 厶sī — private
Origin hint: To divide 八 what is private 厶 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我老公在家做饭。Wǒ lǎogōng zài jiā zuò fàn.My husband is cooking at home.
你老公做什么工作？Nǐ lǎogōng zuò shénme gōngzuò?What does your husband do?
Questions about 老公
What does 老公 mean?
老公 (lǎogōng) means “husband”.
How do you pronounce 老公?
老公 is pronounced lǎogōng.
Which HSK level is 老公?
老公 is in HSK 4 (2021).
Related words
- 老人lǎorénold person
- 老师lǎoshīteacher
- 老年lǎoniánold age
- 老朋友lǎo péngyouold friend
- 老是lǎoshialways
- 老百姓lǎobǎixìngordinary people
- 老板lǎobǎnboss
- 老太太lǎotàitaiold lady
- 老头儿lǎotóurold man (informal)
- 老家lǎojiāhometown
Learn 老公 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 59: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.