老百姓 (lǎobǎixìng) · ordinary people
老百姓 (lǎobǎixìng) means “ordinary people; common folk”. It is written with 3 characters: 老 (old) + 百 (hundred) + 姓 (surname). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.
How 老百姓 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)
百 bǎi · hundred
What 百 is made of
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 白bái — white
- 日rì — sun; day
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 日rì — sun; day
Origin hint: 一 gives the meaning, 白 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
姓 xìng · surname
What 姓 is made of
- 女nǚ — woman
- 生shēng — life
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: 女 gives the meaning, 生 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
Questions about 老百姓
What does 老百姓 mean?
老百姓 (lǎobǎixìng) means “ordinary people; common folk”.
How do you pronounce 老百姓?
老百姓 is pronounced lǎobǎixìng.
Which HSK level is 老百姓?
老百姓 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
- 老板lǎobǎnboss
- 老太太lǎotàitaiold lady
- 老头儿lǎotóurold man (informal)
- 老公lǎogōnghusband
- 老家lǎojiāhometown
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 37: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.