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牢 - láo

prison; stable, pen; secure

prison; stable, pen; secure

How to read 牢

Click 牢 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyinláo
Englishprison; stable, pen; secure
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

牢友 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 牢固. Please read 牢子 one more time.

Common words with this character

inmate; cellmate
firm; secure
jailer
solid; strong; firm

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 牢 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 牢友 and 牢固 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 牢.