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叟

sǒu
noun #27,681

Meanings

  1. 1 old man
  2. 2 elderly gentleman

Examples

一位白发叟坐在村口的大树下。
Yī wèi báifà sǒu zuò zài cūnkǒu de dàshù xià.
A white-haired old man sat under the big tree at the village entrance.
老叟讲述着当年的故事。
Lǎo sǒu jiǎngshù zhe dāngnián de gùshi.
The old man recounted stories from the old days.

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叟 is a literary or classical term for an old man, rarely used in everyday modern Mandarin. It appears in historical novels, classical texts, and poetry. In conversation, 老人 or 老头 is used instead.

Stroke Order

叟 sǒu