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勞
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劳
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労
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labor

HSK 10 N2
Human →Actions
láo
ロウ
ろう.する、いたわ.る、いた.ずき、ねぎら、つか.れる、ねぎら.う
로
Depicts the hard work of sewing clothes (衣) with only firelight (炏). Later the 力 (strength, power) component was added.
Components
Traditional (勞)
炏 flame+ 衣 clothing+ 力 power =
勞 labor
炏 Iconic component
flame
衣 Iconic component
yī clothing
clothes, clothing
力 Meaning component
lì power
power, capability, influence
Simplified (劳)
艹 grass (top)+ 衣 clothing+ 力 power =
劳 labor
艹 Simplified component
cao grass (top)
grass
Shorthand for the 炏 (flame) component in the traditional character 勞.
衣 Iconic component
yī clothing
clothes, clothing
力 Meaning component
lì power
power, capability, influence
Japanese (労)
力 power =
労 labor
𰃮
𰃮
力
力
power
Notes
Similar Characters
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Historical Evolution
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Bronze Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze Mid Spring and Autumn (~600 BC)
Bronze
Mid Spring and Autumn (~600 BC)
Bronze Late Warring States (~250 BC)
Bronze
Late Warring States (~250 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
労
Regular
Modern
Chinese
劳 / 勞 [láo]
to toil; labor; laborer; to put sb to trouble (of doing sth); meritorious deed; to console (Taiwan pr. [lào] for this sense)
Japanese
労 ろう 同音
noun labor; labour; toil; trouble; pains; work; effort; striving
Example Sentences
🇯🇵 (1)
労なくして益なし。
No pain, no gain.
Japanese Names
労 つとむ
Tsutomu male given name
労 ろう
Rou given name
CHINESE WORDS (160)
劳动 [láo​dòng] #8,459
work
效劳 [xiào​láo] #3,585
to serve (in some capacity)
劳动力 [láo​dòng​lì] #21,169
labor force
疲劳 [pí​láo] #9,457
fatigue
功劳 [gōng​láo] #6,705
contribution
劳驾 [láo​jià] #6,118
excuse me
麦当劳 [Mài​dāng​láo] #11,275
MacDonald or McDonald (name)
劳动者 [láo​dòng​zhě] #31,349
worker
劳伦斯 [Láo​lún​sī] #8,106
Lawrence (person name)
劳力 [láo​lì] #14,432
labor
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JAPANESE WORDS (200)
⭐ 苦労 [くろう] #1,210
trouble
⭐ 疲労 [ひろう] #3,772
fatigue
ご苦労 [ごくろう] #5,791
trouble (I have put you through)
⭐ 労働 [ろうどう] #7,074
labor
⭐ ご苦労様 [ごくろうさま] #10,587
thank you (for your hard work)
⭐ 労力 [ろうりょく] #10,818
labour
⭐ 労働者 [ろうどうしゃ] #13,071
worker
ご苦労さん [ごくろうさん] #14,821
I appreciate your efforts
疲労感 [ひろうかん] #15,114
tired feeling
⭐ 心労 [しんろう] #16,254
anxiety
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KOREAN WORDS (13)
위로 #1,712
consolation; comfort
피로 #4,844
tiredness; exhaustion; fatigue
노동 #27,552
labor; work
공로
contribution
과로
overwork
과로사
death from overwork
근로
work; labor
근로자
worker
노고
labor
노동력
labor power; workforce; manpower
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