衰老 shuāilǎo Be senile, grow old

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Stroke order

衰老 is written in 16 strokes across 2 characters.

衰老 — the Chinese character for Be senile, grow old (shuāilǎo), stroke diagram — Stroke diagram for 衰老 — Be senile, grow old

衰 — 10 strokes
老 — 6 strokes

Senses

to age
to deteriorate with age
old and weak

Characters in 衰老

衰 shuāi — (bound form) to decay; to decline; to wane
老 lǎo — 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)

Character meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Related words

衰老 is pronounced shuāilǎo and means “Be senile, grow old”.

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