牢

láo

“Prison” in Chinese is 牢 (láo).

Other characters with the syllable lao: see all 8 →

Meaning

prison; jail
firm; secure; fast
(literary) pen; fold (for livestock)

Example

我牢记此事。

I remember it well.

From 牢记 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Stroke Order

7 strokes

Words containing 牢

牢固láogùfirmHSK 7-9 牢记láojìto keep in mind; to rememberHSK 7-9 牢牢láoláofirmlyHSK 7-9 亡羊补牢wángyáng-bǔláolit. to mend the pen after sheep are lost (idiom)HSK 7-9

More HSK 6 characters

挨áiin order; in sequenceHSK 6 傲àoproudHSK 6 罢bàto stopHSK 6 榜bǎngnotice or announcementHSK 6 傍bàngnearHSK 6 胞bāoplacentaHSK 6 暴bàosuddenHSK 6 爆bàoto explode; to burstHSK 6 奔bènto hurryHSK 6 逼bīto compelHSK 6

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