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lao in Mandarin

lāo láo lǎo lào

The syllable lao is spelled with l plus the final ao. 401 characters use it across the tones below, ordered from most to least common.

lāofirst tone · high and level · 2 characters

láosecond tone · rising · 12 characters

lǎothird tone · dipping · 8 characters

làofourth tone · falling · 7 characters