勞 (láo)
labor; toil; fatigue
How 勞 is written
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 炏 — N/A
- Traditional
- 勞
- Simplified
- 劳
Components
- 炏 N/A
- 冖 cover
- 力 power/force
勞 has 2 readings
The pronunciation changes with the meaning, so the reading has to be learned per word.
- láo
- toil
- lào
- to console
Common words using 勞
- 功勞 gōngláo
- contribution; meritorious service; credit
- 勞動 láodòng
- work; toil; physical labor
- 勞資 láozī
- labor and capital; labor and management
- 勤勞 qínláo
- hardworking; industrious; diligent
- 疲勞 píláo
- fatigue; wearily; weariness
- 不勞而獲 bùláoérhuò
- to reap without sowing (idiom)
- 任勞任怨 rènláorènyuàn
- to undertake a task despite criticism (idiom); to bear the burden of office willingly
- 勞作 láozuò
- work; manual labor
- 勞倫斯 láolúnsī
- Lawrence (person name)
- 勞力 láolì
- work force; labor
- 勞力士 láolìshì
- Rolex (Swiss wristwatch brand)
- 勞動力 láodònglì
- labor force; manpower
勞 in a sentence
他的父親是一位勞工。
Tā de fùqīn shì yí wèi láogōng.
“His father is a laborer.”
How common is 勞?
勞 is the 678th most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 82.2% of all running text.
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