老丈人

老
丈
人
(coll.) father-in-law (wife's father)

Characters and words in 老丈人

老
lǎo = l + ao3
prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity / old (of people) / venerable (person) / experienced / of long standing / always / all the time / of the past / very / outdated / (of meat etc) tough
Add a new mnemonic for 老 = ⺹ + 匕
老 = ⺹ + 匕 : Lancelot (l) is showing his respect to grandpa (老) in the aorta's living room (ao3). He's bowing deep and offering a crown (⺹), but grandpa refuses by hitting Lancelot on the head with a ladle (匕).
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老
丈
sir (respectful form of address for an old man)
丈
zhàng = zh + ang4
measure of length, ten Chinese feet (3.3 m) / to measure / husband / polite appellation for an older male
Add a new mnemonic for 丈 = 一 + 乂
丈 = 一 + 乂 : Mnemonic symbol: ten feet are about 3 meters, so let's say Bigfoot. Nice side effect: that way it's easier to remember 丈夫 = husband (if your husband looks like Bigfoot). The ten feet tall Bigfoot (丈) just left the anglepod's bathroom (ang4), and he left something that looks like a big flute (一). James II of England (zh) needs to move it out of the way, but he'll touch it only with pliers (丈).
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丈
人
wife's father (father-in-law) / old man
人
rén = r + (e)n2
person; people / CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]
Add a new mnemonic for 人 = 丿 + ㇏
人 = 丿 + ㇏ : Mnemonic symbol: Neanderthal Man (人). Robinson Crusoe (r-) is looking for snacks in the encampment's kitchen (-en2) when he suddenly spots Neanderthal Man (人). Neanderthal Man offers him a banana (丿), but Robinson Crusoe doesn't trust the present and pokes it with a finger (㇏).
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Words with 老丈人

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