老子(lǎo zǐ): Laozi or Lao-tze (c. 500 BC), Chinese philosopher…
2 characters
Laozi or Lao-tze (c. 500 BC), Chinese philosopher…
Character breakdown
2 characters · plays one at a time
Watch how each character of 老子 is written, one at a time. When a character is finished, the next one draws.
Example sentences
How 老子 is used in everyday Chinese — the speaker reads the whole sentence.
你把老子吓死了 ！
nǐ bǎ lǎo zǐ xià sǐ le
Are you trying to worry me to death?
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