老板
HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 5
老板 (lǎobǎn) · boss
老板 (lǎobǎn) means “boss; shop owner”. It is written with 2 characters: 老 (old) + 板 (board). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.
How 老板 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)
板 bǎn · board
What 板 is made of
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 八bā — eight
- 十 — ten
- 反fǎn — reverse
- 厂chǎng — cliff
- 又yòu — (once) again
Origin hint: 木 gives the meaning, 反 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
这家店的老板很热情。Zhè jiā diàn de lǎobǎn hěn rèqíng.The owner of this shop is very warm.
老板，这个多少钱？Lǎobǎn, zhège duōshao qián?Boss, how much is this?
Questions about 老板
What does 老板 mean?
老板 (lǎobǎn) means “boss; shop owner”.
How do you pronounce 老板?
老板 is pronounced lǎobǎn.
Which HSK level is 老板?
老板 is in HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
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
- 老太太lǎotàitaiold lady
- 老头儿lǎotóurold man (informal)
- 老公lǎogōnghusband
- 老家lǎojiāhometown
Learn 老板 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 38: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.