láo
verb

Meanings

  1. 1 Japanese variant form of 劳: to toil; labor; to trouble

Examples

Zhè shì láo de Rìběn xiěfǎ.
This is the Japanese way of writing 劳 (labor).

Tips

history
is the Japanese shinjitai form of the character written in Mainland Chinese and in traditional Chinese (toil, labor). The Japanese word for 'labor' pairs it with another character. It is not used in Chinese writing — only in Japanese and old printing.
register
Japanese variant only — appears in etymology notes and Japanese text, not in modern Chinese.

Components

ideograph
láo
labor; toil (Japanese form of 劳)
Treated as one unit. The Japanese reform replaced the two 'fires under a roof' of with a simple top stroke-group over (strength), so the modern shape no longer splits into clean independent parts; at the bottom still hints at exertion.

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Stroke Order

láo