懂中文 Dong Chinese

酪

lào

cream

Phonosemantic compound. 酉 represents the meaning and 各 represents the sound.

Components
酉 meaning component

酉  Meaning component

yǒu

  

wine

各 sound component

各  Sound component

gè

  

each

Evolution

酪 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
酪 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

酪  

lào

cream, cheese; koumiss; curdled milk or fruit juice; also pr. [luò]

Most common words with 酪
Freq.
Word
Meaning

奶酪

cheese

乳酪

cheese

干酪

cheese

酪

also pr. [luò]

酪氨酸

tyrosine (Tyr), an amino acid